Somewhere, a boy and a bear : A.A. Milne and the creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" /
"Tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime writer, poet, polemicist, humorist, and the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh. Gyles Brandreth explores 'Winnie-the-Pooh,' a bear beloved by millions: his genesis, his life across a hundred years, his special ph...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2025.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | "Tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime writer, poet, polemicist, humorist, and the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh. Gyles Brandreth explores 'Winnie-the-Pooh,' a bear beloved by millions: his genesis, his life across a hundred years, his special philosophy, and the reasons for his worldwide popularity. Brandreth's book is also the intimate biography of three generations of the fascinating and troubled Milne family, which knew fame and fortune, despising both for a time, but a family that ultimately found a profound reason to be grateful for the riches Pooh brought them. With an extraordinary cast list that includes Elizabeth II and Walt Disney, Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear moves from idyllic childhood games in the English countryside to New York in the 1930s and the love affairs, litigation, and heartrending family rifts that touched the life of one of Britain's most brilliant writers and his most famous creation"--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2025 by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-388) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250429902 1250429900 |