Thank you! You are the patron saint of those who spend their afternoons re-reading and re-re-reading our favourite books.

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.” I somehow have never heard of you before, Mr. Guite, but I’m suddenly quite smitten. I believe you are one of my unmet, dear friends Yeats speaks of. I look forward to our future together.

I feel that these videos are a modern day wind in the willows for me. Observing Malcom’s passion for great writing and the joy he gets from sitting in that wonderful chair surrounded by carefully curated books sipping a delicious beverage and enjoying his pipe is something that gives me comfort and makes me smile

The soft hearted grandpa every child deserves.

That is the mark of the best children's book, that you can read it as an adult and get even more from it than you did as a child.

I think that the chapter title: 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn', is the most evocative title ever. The book brings back happy memories of when I first read this some fifty years ago.

***Knocks on door*** "Oh come in come in." Instant smile on my face. Love these videos they're so comfy and wholesome. God Bless 🙏🏻

It’s like re-living Jackanory all over again. How, joyous!

Malcolms videos are like a warm hug

That was wonderful, Malcolm. If anyone is interested, the former Dean of Canterbury, Rev. Robert Willis, read the whole "Wind in the Willows" and several other books and short stories on KZfaq. They're easy to find.

Im from ireland, my grandmother is from Kent, she read me the books when i was a child, great old hard backs, im not sure how many volumes, but a cup of hot coco and a story before bed.

How I love to listen to your voice and share the smoking of pipe! Enjoy the day and thank you sir.

From France was not knowing this. I really enjoyed.

You sir, are a real life hobbit and a joy to listen to. Thank you for sharing your books and your wonderful living room. it lights up my day

If only you could spend more time on Kenneth Grahame and the wind in the Willows, it would make my year. God bless as always your content is great and much appreciated.

Another wonderful video, thank you Malcolm. I adore the Cosgrove Hall stop motion series of Wind in the Willows from back in the 80s, and one of your previous Wind in the Willows videos that I watched recently, made me wonder why I had never bought the illustrated book.... so I remedied that last week, and since then I have spent some time reading it whilst smoking some St. Bruno flake in my latest Peterson.

From the heartland of the US in the State of Nebraska here. Just wanted you to know that this is my favorite channel by far. You’ve single handedly made me buy a proper tobacco pipe and read more books in my time off. Thank You beyond words. This channel and you yourself are a gift, kind sir.

This is great. Afternoon with the Wind in the Willows. A nice pipe of Caribbean Blue Drake a nice rocks glass of Glenlivet 12 and roasted Bree on toast. Thank you Malcolm!!😅

YT recommended these videos to me. I don’t know why. But I’m glad they did. I didn’t realize I needed these musings. Thank you Malcom!

I appreciate you and your channels existence so much. You honestly have become my inspiration of goals in life. Thank you

For this the internet gets a thank you. How else could I be welcomed into this mans study and treated to his enthraling readings and on point musings. Malcolm here could read the phone book and keep my attention!

My grandmother read me these stories as a child, thanks for bringing back good memories you legend 👍🏻

One of my all-time favorites, I just started reading it to my daughter myself

I've never been a fan of reading, but as I age, I fear that my mind is becoming more dull with today's vocabulary and the mindless things that we do. This makes me want to pick up reading for the first time in my life and try something new :)

Sitting on my patio in North Carolina USA. Smoking my beloved Peterson Heritage 307 with Peterson Elizabethan Mixture, when this popped up. It's a pleasure to be Smoking along with you while watching your videos.

Brilliant. I’ve always held an affinity for Mr. Toad

A childhood favorite book AND film, thank you for reminding me. The 1983 stop motion film got us kids through the worst parts of Hurricane Katrina.

loved the nose wiping on jacket sleeve at the beginning so sweet 😂😂

It's like an afternoon visit with God.

It's funny I'm real strict what I ket my kids watch on your tube ad even tho you smoke pipe and occasionally have a spirit or ale. You're an approved channel. You're just such a wonderful content creator, and the fact you read such worldly and wonderful things is just so amazing, and I am so glad I found your channel. Who would have thought randomly looking for a video about pipe smoking? I would discover this place. Thank you again for all your content

I love this book. I would read wind in the willows to my daughter. When she was a little girl. My daughter turned 18 on Monday. Wonderful memories ❤

Oh it was written for young and old alike, I read it often and there is much wisdom therein which only occurs to you in later years. We have a real treasure trove of children's literature going back over the years, indeed centuries, and my bookshelves are constantly being added to with charity and shop finds. I particularly like the chapter in Wind in the Willows where Mole and Ratty find Badgers home in the woods, i think i am like Mr Badger....Also Ernest Shepherd's drawings are marvellous in this and of course Winnie the Pooh. ☺️

Imbolc/ stirring in the belly indeed. The first stirrings of spring bring so much nostalgia ,the opening of minds ,and the closing of another season , leaving the cobwebs , coming into the sunshine to lay its warmth on a favorite passage ,as I nestle my back against another new tree , leaning in , together , we hear the musings of The Wind In The Willows once more.

This was posted as I purchased my first Briar and broke it in. A wonderful treat to have my first smoke and then have a sit in with you all.

We’ve not quite reached spring up in Alaska but your reading of this passage has brought me the same joy as a warm spring morning.

Was working at a used bookstore and happened to rescue a copy from the recycle can! Never read it before but it quickly became one of my favorites. Even heard a sermon in seminary where the president of our university read a passage from the Piper at the Gates of Dawn, relating it to when Moses met with the LORD on Mt. Sinai. Fantastic.

As cozy to listen to as arriving home, sitting down, and having a warm cup of soup

Nothing like losing yourself in a world of literature and poetry, while sipping on a good ale and puffing on some fine tobacco. Simple and royal comforts.

My sister (an actress and a clown in life) and I loved Wind in the Willows. We found that A.A. Milne had written a play in homage, Toad of Toad Hall, which is funny and full of shenanigans. Thank you for the glimpse back through time!

I’m sitting in my porch swing and smoking my Savinelli Mia K320 and as always enjoying a visit with you brother in the Lord 😊🙏🏻❤️ (Winder, GA)

I completely forgot about this book from my childhood. Thank you for the reminder.

Smoking a Barling Pete-transition with strong burley. Enjoyed!

This charming story of lovable, larger-than-life characters will please all the family. This is a delightful woodland romp, with many of the best scenes featuring a roly-poly toad.

Always a joy sitting and listening to these. Thanks so much Malcolm.

You bring to mind what it would be like to attend the Inklings. What Joy your production brings to me.

You, Sir. Are delightful.

I've just bought a beautiful new copy of this enchanting book, to replace my tiny little paperback. Because I'm big now and I can! It's such an exciting beginning, moley rushing outside into the warm enveloping Spring day. I love it, and you read it beautifully.

Thank you for this joyful reading. It is a beautiful Spring morning and I am making coffee in my kitchen. Suddenly I now have a mind to take the coffee outside, and sit on our porch, absorbing all of its glory. Thank you.

Makes me Happy. 🙂

Such a lovely book, such a lovely choice for a reading. Blessings to you and your family and all your subscribers dear Malcolm x

It is my good fortune watching your videos at the conclusion to a long day. Oh how they bring me such happy thoughts and warm smile my good Man.

Hi Malcolm. I currently live in Mexico and had to leave many of my favorite books back in Yorkshire. I have my pipe and my kindle still here but it isn't quite the same. Many thanks for reading and enjoying a pipe with us!

I loved this as a child. Brings back so many memories

This channel made me a pipe smoking day drinker. Glad for it.

A burst of pure joy, putting the mind in a good place especially before bed. Thankyou sir.

Out of my busy days, these 10 minute videos with you slow me down and help me enjoy a bit of the day, even while I’m working out. While I may bot get to enjoy a pipe and pint with you all the time, I live a bit vicariously through you.

Thank you. I was taken by my late father to see the stage play in Houston, Texas, USA. This was a good memory in my own childhood at the theatre.

I could listen to you read all day. 🥰

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough for me to enjoy all the Spell in the Library videos.” 😉 I only discovered WitW a few years ago, but it instantly became a favorite. Probably the best part is the Piper at the Gates of Dawn chapter. I know it’s a pagan character and Grahame likely wasn’t a believer, but I get a real sense of the divine when I read it, like Pan is only a stand-in for Christ. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the book’s original title, changed shortly before publication to avoid similarity to a Yeats collection, was _The Wind in the Reeds._

Oh the absolute delight I always have reading this passage! Thank you so much for the reminder of it.

Thank you Malcolm for rekindling my interest in great literature. It is a pleasure as I sit this evening with a pipe (I also enjoy Cult Blood Red Moon immensely), a glass, and the sundown to hear you read the introduction to a book which I’ve not yet taken the time to read. This I will change soon. Thank you for taking the time to read aloud such lovely snippets of the classics so that they should not be forgotten. In my digital daily job your reading has made all the difference in the world. Most best regards, or cheers as I believe you might say.

"Good Morning"😊Thank you for the videos. Watching them has got me into smoking a pipe. I love every second of peace it brings and its a nice addition while I watch "Lord of the Rings".

This was such a joy to hear given spring is upon us. Thank you for reading.

I'm going to have a grandson in 6 months and I finished my personal study with my personal favorites and some of our most precious books that's been given to us by gifted writers , I'm so excited to hopefully see the excitement in his eyes when he discovers all the characters in middle earth

You have been a huge encouragement in my journey as of late. I have found myself expanding and exploring my current library and reading lore than I ever have since finding your channel!! I have also expanded my pipe and tobacco collection as well 😂

Captivating! This brings back the loveliest memories...especially Mole's return home and the carol of the field mice. Thank you!

What a nice coincidence that "Winde in the Willows" one of my favourite books too

This was one of the first books I ever read. I still have the same book my mother gave me with illustrations by Nancy Barnhart. I had a children's dictionary, thankfully. I remember looking at the illustrations over and over and daydreaming about the four animals plus Otter. Thank you.

This is charming, more of this would be nice.. or perhaps Swallows and Amazons? that was also one I always liked too.

Come in Come in. So welcoming, love it

Smoking a nice cigar in my garage on this nice Sping day whilst watching your epic reading Reverend. Keep up the good work. Cheers

Like many others, I recently found your channel thanks to the algorithm. After watching many of your videos I now find myself with several new tobacco pipes and a box set of the hobbit and lord of the rings. So far I have finished the hobbit and am almost through the fellowship of the ring. Thank you for the great content and for the new hobby of blowing smoke rings from my pipe.

Just reread Wind in the Willows and so happy to find I enjoyed it as much, if not more as an adult!

Wonderful book. If a person asks me, it's probably the first that springs to mind. Gave me great peace when I first read it. I'm very glad to have a copy and will pick the time to read it again

I hadn’t read this since childhood and am currently rereading it prior to sharing it with a young friend. I’m just over halfway and the rich vocabulary surprised me. I remembered only a few scenes. Superb work.

Back over to London from Washington DC and loving the sound of home with the voice of this gentleman.

I reread this to cheer myself up.

Listening to you read a few pages of this book was so sweet. I read this book to my boys when they were little and it’s a wonderful memory of ours. Heck, I think we will read it together again. Sweet Spring!

One of the greatest of the Sweet Stories… ❤ My wife and I listen to the Tantur Audiobook version of the story every Christmas break… A true delight.

One of my all time favourite books as well.

Fantastic! I read The Wind and the Willows later in life,and it is magnificent.

Just astonishingly welcome and thank you for your explanation of Adnam's Broadside. A fine bottle which I regularly enjoy. I was inspired to dust off my old pewter tankard which was an 18th birthday present from my lovely Nan, Queenie. Some years ago now!

Read: the Wind in the Willows in Spring, the Lord of the Rings in Autumn

I quite literally purchased a copy of this off ebay just the other day.

You bring books to life, thank you

I read this to my kids a couple of years ago. I need to do it again

This book always reminds me of a friendlier version of the Redwall series ❤

Oh Malcolm, this was fun!

Thank u Malcolm I love this little book

I’m in NJ anyway, I think this is my favorite podcast. If that’s what it’s called. Just awesome to listen to you

Thank you for that! One of my favorites as well.

My goodness, that really is amazing writing. That is brilliant.

Superb book, probably ny favourite childhood book along with Stig of the Dump.

What amazing content, I love his passion for literature it’s so tangible

That was a wonderful video, Malcolm. The Wind in the Willows is one of my all-time favorites. Thank you.

Thank you, Malcolm Mole!

I grew up on the wind and the willows

Wishing you all the best from up in Cheshire this blustery Sunday.

Thank you for inspiring me to read this book. I look forward to reading it and enjoying the Hague illustrations. Thanks again!

More ytpc awesomeness 😊😊😊😊