A. A. Milne

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About A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on to attend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered the position of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at Punch for the next eight years.
In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917.

By 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. His play, Mr. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London, was produced by the Theatre Guild in New York City. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children's literature. In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. The result was When We Were Very Young, published in 1924.

Demand for Milne's whimsical work was overwhelming, and in 1926, he duplicated his earlier success with the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. The sequel, The House at Pooh Corner, followed in 1927. Now We Are Six, another charming collection of verse, followed one year later. It was through these four books, all illustrated by the wonderfully talented Ernest H. Shepard, that Milne acquired a vast audience outside of the theater. In the years since their initial publication, interest in these books has grown and grown.

Milne continued to be a prolific essayist, novelist, and poet until his death in 1956.

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The Red House Mystery May 27, 2014

by A. A. Milne

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A refreshing blend of wit and intrigue, A. A. Milne’s only mystery novel is a masterpiece

Mark Ablett is not really a snob—not the worst kind of snob, at least. He simply prefers artists to everyone else, and the discussion of his own creative abilities to any other talk whatsoever. His vanities are easily forgiven especially since he is generous with his money—inherited not from his clergyman father but from a neighborhood spinster who took a liking to him—and he is always willing to play the host at the Red House, his delightful country estate.

One lazy summer morning, as his guests enjoy breakfast before a round of golf, Mark opens a surprising letter. His brother Robert, the black sheep of the family, gone some fifteen years now, is back from Australia and plans to call at the Red House that very afternoon. It is the first that Mark’s friends and servants have heard of a brother, but that shock is nothing compared to what happens next: After being shown into an empty office to wait for the master of the house, Robert is shot dead. Mark is nowhere to be found, not unlike the pistol that fired the fatal bullet. It is up to Tony Gillingham, man of leisure, and his young friend Bill Beverley to assume the roles of Sherlock and Watson and solve a crime so clever that Alexander Woollcott pronounced it “one of the three best mystery stories of all time.”

Beloved children’s author A. A. Milne was a great fan of detective stories. His first and last attempt at the genre is an absolute delight—one of the most original and charming novels of the Golden Age of crime fiction.

This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

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Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 1) Sep 3, 2009

by A.A. Milne , Ernest H. Shepard

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Happy 90th birthday, to one of the world's most beloved icons of children's literature, Winnie-the-Pooh!

The adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Kanga and tiny Roo, Owl, Rabbit, and the ever doleful Eeyore are timeless treasures of childhood. In this beautiful edition of Winnie-the-Pooh, each of Ernest H. Shepard's beloved original illustrations has been meticulously hand painted. Bright in color and elegant in design, this lovely volume of Milne's classic tales welcomes friends old and new into the most enchanted of places, the Hundred Acre Wood.

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The House At Pooh Corner Deluxe Edition (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 2) Sep 3, 2009

by A. A. Milne , Ernest H. Shepard

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This deluxe edition of The House At Pooh Corner is the perfect way to celebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milne's classic work and a stunning companion to the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition. The interior features the unabridged text and Ernest H. Shepard's charming illustrations in full color on cream-colored stock. It is an impressive package for new fans and collectors both. Three cheers for Pooh!

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Winnie The Pooh Deluxe Gift Box (Winnie-the-Pooh) Nov 12, 2009

by A. A. Milne , Ernest H. Shepard

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Five beautifully illustrated hardcover books about the best bear in All the World. Includes Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, Now We Are Six, When We Were Very Young
And Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.

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Now We Are Six Deluxe Edition (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 4) Feb 14, 2008

by A. A. Milne

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When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition and The House At Pooh Corner, these beautiful books feature full-color artwork on cream-colored stock. The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the world’s most famous bear pervades the pages of Milne’s poetry, and Ernest H. Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.

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It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer Sep 21, 2017

by A. A. Milne

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In It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer, A. A Milne, with his characteristic self-deprecating humour, recalls a blissfully happy childhood in the company of his brothers and writes with touching affection about his father whom he adored. From Westminster School he won a scholarship to Cambridge University where he edited the university magazine, Granta. He then went out into the world, determined to be a writer. He was assistant editor at Punch Magazine and enjoyed great success with his novels, plays and stories. And of course he is best remembered for his children’s novels and verses featuring Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin.

This is both an account of how a writer was formed and a charming period piece on literary life – Milne met countless famous authors including H. G. Wells, J.M Barrie of Peter Pan fame and Rudyard Kipling.

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Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 5) Oct 2, 2009

by David Benedictus , Mark Burgess

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Visit our all-new Pooh website!

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of The House at Pooh Corner, when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Listen to award-winning narrator Jim Dale reading the Exposition to Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Also available from Penguin Audio.

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When We Were Very Young Deluxe Edition (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 3) Sep 3, 2009

by A. A. Milne

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When We Were Very Young (Illustrated Edition): Children's Book of Poetry & Verses Jan 5, 2020

by A. A. Milne , Ernest H. Shepard

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When We Were Very Young is a children's book of poetry by A. A. Milne. The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin", which, in part, tells readers to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be Christopher Robin. The poem "Teddy Bear" was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh, first named "Mr. Edward Bear."
Table of Contents:
Corner of the Street
Buckingham Palace
Happiness
The Christening
Puppy and I
Twinkle Toes
The Four Friends
Lines and Squares
Brownie
Independence
Nursery Chairs
Market Square
Daffodowndilly
Water Lilies
Disobedience
Spring Morning
The Island
The Three Foxes
Politeness
Jonathan Jo
At the Zoo
Rice Pudding
The Wrong House
Missing
The King's Breakfast
Hoppity
At Home
Summer Afternoon
The Dormouse and the Doctor
Shoes and Stockings
Sand Between the Toes
Knights and Ladies
Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue
The Mirror
Halfway Down
The Invaders
Before Tea
Teddy Bear
Bad Sir Brian Botany
In the Fashion
The Alchemist
Growing Up
If I Were King
Vespers

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The Red House Mystery [Annotated] May 9, 2020

by AA Milne

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The Red House Mystery is a detective novel by A. A. Milne, better known for his children’s writing, who wrote this book for his father in 1922. It is his only mystery novel and was very popular at the time.

Mark Ablett is the amiable host of a country-house party to which his estranged brother, Robert, arrives from Australia. Robert is the black sheep of the family who is said to have borrowed money in the past and had written to warn of his visit. One afternoon a gunshot is heard, and Robert is found shot in the head while locked in the library, while his brother Mark has vanished. Tony Gillingham, who has arrived to visit Bill Beverley, one of the guests at the house-party, takes it upon himself to investigate the death. Together Tony and Bill form a Holmes and Watson partnership and seek to solve the mystery in an unorthodox manner, taking over from a bumbling police force.

The Red House Mystery has divided opinion on its literary merit but it remains an entertaining and intriguing read nonetheless.

This new annotated edition includes several never-before-seen features, like:
•The original editor’s preface that accompanied the original printing.
•Easily navigable Table of Contents.

Once on a Time Mar 24, 2011

by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne , Charles Robinson

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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The Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors Dec 10, 2018

by A.A. Milne , Santa Claus , Adelaide Anne Procter , Algernon Blackwood , Alice Duer Miller , Alice Hale Burnett , Amy Ella Blanchard , Andy Adams , Anne Hollingsworth Wharton , Annie Eliot Trumbull , Annie Roe Carr , Anonymous , Anton Chekhov , Arthur Conan Doyle , Banjo Paterson , Beatrix Potter , Berthold Auerbach , Bret Harte , Brothers Grimm , Grimm Brothers , C.H. Mead , Cecil Frances Alexander , Charles Dickens , Charles Edward Carryl , Christopher North , Clement Clarke Moore , Cornelia Redmond , Don Marquis , Dylan Thomas , Edward Payson Roe , Eleanor Hallowell Abbott , Elia W. Peattie , Elizabeth Anderson , Elizabeth Margaret Chandler , Ella Wheeler Wilcox , Ellis Parker Butler , Ernest Vincent Wright , Eugene Field , Evaleen Stein , Florence L. Barclay , Francis Pharcellus Church , Frank Stockton , Fyodor Dostoevsky , Fyodor Dostoyevsky , G.K. Chesterton , George A. Baker , George Augustus Sala , George Robert Sims , H.W. Collingwood , H.P. Lovecraft , Hans Christian Andersen , Harriet Beecher Stowe , Henry van Dyke , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Hesba Stretton , Hezekiah Butterworth , Jacob August Riis , James Whitcomb Riley , John Bowring , John Greenleaf Whittier , John Kendrick Bangs , John Masefield , John Milton , John Strange Winter , José , Julia Schayer , Juliana Horatia Ewing , Kate Douglas Wiggin , Katharine Lee Bates , Kenneth Grahame , L. Frank Baum , Lyman Frank Baum , Laura Lee Hope , Leo Tolstoy , Letitia Elizabeth Landon , Lewis Carroll , Lope de Vega , Louisa May Alcott , Lucy Maud Montgomery , L.M. Montgomery , M.E.S , Margaret E. Sangster , Margery Williams , Mark Twain , Martha Finley , Mary E. Wilkins Freeman , Mary Louisa Molesworth , Meredith Nicholson , Montague Rhodes James , Mother Goose , Mrs. W.H. Corning , Nahum Tate , Nathaniel Hawthorne , Newton Booth Tarkington , O.Henry , Olive Thorne Miller , Paul Laurence Dunbar , Peter Christen Asbjornsen , Ralph Henry Barbour , Richmal Crompton , Robert Browning , Robert Burns , Robert Ervin Howard , Robert Frost , Robert Ingersoll , Robert Louis Stevenson , R.L. Stevenson , Rose Terry Cooke , Rudyard Kipling , S. Weir Mitchell , Saki , Sara Teasdale , Stephen Leacock , Theodore Parker , Thomas Chatterton , Thomas Hardy , Thomas Hill , Thomas Nelson Page , Viktor Rydberg , Washington Irving , Willa Cather , William Dean Howells , William Henry Davies , William J. Locke , William Makepeace Thackeray , William Shakespeare , Zona Gale

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This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

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