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Alan Alexander Milne (/ m ɪ l n /; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.
May 3, 2024 · A.A. Milne (born January 18, 1882, London, England—died January 31, 1956, Hartfield, Sussex) was an English humorist, the originator of the immensely popular stories of Christopher Robin and his toy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne’s father ran a private school, where one of the boy’s teachers was a young H.G. Wells.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Interesting Facts. A.A. Milne was inspired by his young son's stuffed toys to create the characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger, among others....
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- Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
- The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh #2)
- The World of Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1-2) by A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrations)
- The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1-4) by A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)
Learn about the life and career of A. A. Milne, a poet, writer, playwright, and journalist who created Winnie-the-Pooh and other children's classics. Explore his poetry collections, plays, novels, essays, and nonfiction books on war and pacifism.
Jan 28, 2016 · When Milne wrote in The House at Pooh Corner that “in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing”, he didn’t know how true it was.
The main character, Winnie-the-Pooh (sometimes called simply Pooh or Edward Bear), is a good-natured, yellow-furred, honey-loving bear who lives in the Forest surrounding the Hundred Acre Wood (modeled after Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England).
