In 1925 a collection of short stories, Gallery of Children, was published, including some stories that became part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Shepard, who also worked at Punch, published later in 1924. The poem was included in a collection of children’s poems ‘When We Were Very Young’ which were illustrated by E.H. In February 1924 Winnie the Pooh made his debut in a poem called "Teddy Bear,” published in Punch magazine. Milne and his wife Dorothy had a son named Christopher Robin in 1920. Serving in both World Wars for the British he wrote two books about war - the first one denouncing it Peace with Honor (1934) and the second a kind of retraction of the denunciation - War with Honour 1940)īy the early 1920s Milne had published 18 plays and 3 novels, including The Red House Mystery (1922). He studied mathematics at Trinity College in Cambridge, and also wrote for the student magazine Granta there.Īfter graduating Cambridge in 1903 Milne contributed to Punch magazine, joining the staff in 1906. One of Milne’s teachers at the school in 1889-90 was H.G. Milne’s father was a teacher and ran a small public school. He was wrote many novels, non-fiction books, plays and poetry collections for adults. Born Alan Alexander Milne January 18th, 1882 in Kilburn, London, Milne is best known and remembered for his books about Winnie-the-Pooh.
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