Talk:Kenneth Grahame
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[edit] Not quite orphaned
According to my 'Oxford Companion to Children's Literature' (1991), Grahame's mother died, and then his father wasn't able to take care of the children, so they went to England to live with their grandmother. Later the father wanted to take them back, but in the end had to give them up again (he had a drinking problem). So I think 'orphaned' isn't quite right. I didn't want to change it without checking first in case anyone knows otherwise. So: any other sources? Also: citation still needed on the suicide of the son. Although it's quite likely, it's non the less speculation, isn't it? (My book just says he was found decapitated and the coroner passed a verdict of accidental death).--Tanyushka 00:29, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
BTW: have also made some minor changes (Alistair --> Alastair) and added the epitaph plus reference.--Tanyushka 21:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Uh?
Why do we need to know he was buried 'near the grave of the American expatriate author James Blish'? How is this relevant? Did he know Blish? If not, surely this should be taken out. 86.133.246.224 12:56, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
