A. A. Milne, His Life

Thwaite, Ann

ISBN 10: 0571138888 / ISBN 13: 9780571138883

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1990

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First edition, first impression. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'Kay's copy - all good wishes, Ann Thwaite, November 23rd 1993, Hunsbury Library'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, bottom corners slightly rubbed, not price clipped (£17.50), internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 554pp, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. A study of the life of A.A.Milne, from his childhood, when he was educated at his father's school Henley House and taught by H.G.Wells, through his early days on 'Granta' and 'Punch', to the flowering of his careeer in the 1920s and 1930s. Milne wrote a series of West End plays, including 'Mr Pim Passes By', and numbered among his friends P.G.Wodehouse and J.M.Barrie. It was for his son, born in 1920, that Milne wrote the four great children's books of his maturity. 'When We Were Very Young', 'Now We are Six', 'Winnie the Pooh' and 'The House at Pooh Corner'. Revealing Milne's complexity, this biography tells of his strong political feelings, his often difficult personal relationships, and how his successful children's books became an almost intolerable burden. Ann Thwaite was awarded the 1990 Whitbread Biography of The Year for this book. A very heavy book, extra postage may be required. Scarce signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A. A. Milne, His Life
• Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571138888
• ISBN 13: 9780571138883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket photo by Howard Cosner, illustrations and back jacket by E. H. Shepard
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A study of the life of A.A.Milne, from his childhood, when he was educated at his father's school Henley House and taught by H.G.Wells, through his early days on "Granta" and "Punch", to the flowering of his careeer in the 1920s and 1930s. Milne wrote a series of West End plays, including "Mr Pim Passes By", and numbered among his friends P.G.Wodehouse and J.M.Barrie. It was for his son, born in 1920, that Milne wrote the four great children's books of his maturity: "When We Were Very Young", "Now We are Six", "Winnie the Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner". Revealing Milne's complexity, this biography tells of his strong political feelings, his often difficult personal relationships, and how his successful children's books became an almost intolerable burden. Ann Thwaite was awarded the 1990 Whitbread Biography of The Year for this book.

Book Description

Winner of the Whitbread Prize for Biography