Judd, Denis. Alison Uttley. Michael Joseph, 1986.
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A. A. Milne
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Standard Name: Milne, A. A.
Birth Name: Alan Alexander Milne
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Rosemary Sutcliff | Rosemary's mother was probably her most important teacher. She told her stories which, no matter how outlandish and fantastic, the very young Rosemary accepted as literal truth; she later imparted all kinds of varied information... |
| Education | Rose Tremain | At a younger age than this, Rosie did not care for Lewis Carroll
's Alice; she found her bossy and her predicaments baffling. Formative authors in her childhood included A. A. Milne
(less the stories... |
| Friends, Associates | Dorothy Brett | Brett moved in various distinct social circles. Augustus John
was an admired acquaintance. Virginia Woolf
, a friend, nevertheless commented in 1921 on Brett being one of the entourage of Lady Ottoline Morrell
, and... |
| Literary responses | Alison Uttley | This was a book very dear to Alison's heart. She felt that her mother would have loved it. |
| Publishing | Jan Struther | Her link with the immensely talented and popular Shepard (illustrator of A. A. Milne
's Winnie the Pooh) was a boost to her career. Most items in Punch at this time were anonymous, but... |
| Textual Production | Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice has been many times adapted for the theatre and for the large and small screens. Both A. A. Milne
and the Australian dramatist Helen Jerome
produced stage versions during the 1930s, and... |
Timeline
1908
Kenneth Grahame
published his now-famous book of children's storiesThe Wind in the Willows, to unenthusiastic reviews.
24 December 1918
Nigel Playfair
inaugurated the modern Lyric Theatre
at Hammersmith, London, with a performance of Make-Believe by A. A. Milne
.
24 December 1925
A story in the London Evening News by A. A. Milne
, We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees, and the Stories Begin, later became the opening of the children's bookWinnie the Pooh.
24 February 1934
The National Council for Civil Liberties
was founded by journalist Ronald Kidd
, who had witnessed the treatment of hunger marchers in London in November 1932.
Texts
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