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A. A. Milne (1882–1956)

Author of Winnie-the-Pooh

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A prolific writer, A. A. Milne published 35 plays, 6 novels, 3 books of verse, 3 collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction, including sketches for Punch magazine, of which he was the assistant editor. Nevertheless, his fame rests on four books for children: two of whimsical show more stories about the stuffed animals in his son's bedroom (Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner) and two of verse (When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six). All are considered classics and have been included among the Children's Literature Association's Touchstone books as the best in children's literature, on the Lewis Carroll Shelf list, and on the Choice magazine list of books for the academic library. He also wrote Toad of Toad Hall, a play based on Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and Once upon a Time: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, both of which are sometimes included in volumes with the four classic works. Milne had a son, Christopher Robin, who served as the model for the little boy in his children's books. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by A. A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) 13,336 copies
The House at Pooh Corner (1928) 8,375 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh / The House at Pooh Corner (1928) — Author — 6,008 copies
When We Were Very Young (1924) 5,535 copies
Now We Are Six (1927) 5,170 copies
The Red House Mystery (1922) 1,592 copies
Winnie Ille Pu (1958) 1,329 copies
Eeyore Has a Birthday (1926) 727 copies
The Pooh Story Book (1926) 606 copies
Piglet Meets a Heffalump (1975) — Author — 502 copies
Once on a Time (1917) 442 copies
Pooh Goes Visiting (1990) 366 copies
Winnie-The-Pooh's ABC (1995) 359 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game (1983) 354 copies
Winnie the Pooh's Opposites (1995) 317 copies
Tiggers Don't Climb Trees (1928) 271 copies
Eeyore Loses a Tail (1974) 265 copies
Tigger is Unbounced (1928) 240 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's Colors (1995) 224 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's 1, 2, 3 (1990) 223 copies
Winnie Ille Pu Semper Ludet (1980) 216 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (1928) 198 copies
Toad of Toad Hall (1929) 185 copies
Pooh's Bedtime Book (1980) 173 copies
Pooh's Little Etiquette Book (1724) 159 copies
Stories of Winnie the Pooh (1989) 154 copies
The Honey Tree (Winnie-the-Pooh Little Golden Book) (1965) — Author — 142 copies
The Hums of Pooh (1930) 126 copies
Pooh (Giant Board Book) (1999) 122 copies
Eeyore Finds the Wolery (1928) 120 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Tells Time (1997) 104 copies
A Gallery of Children (1925) 102 copies
A Search Is Organdized (1991) 99 copies
Pooh's Little Fitness Book (1996) 85 copies
Two People (1931) 79 copies
Tigger (Giant Board Book) (1999) 78 copies
The Magic Hill (1925) 77 copies
Pooh's Wishing Star (1998) 73 copies
Pooh's Pot o' Honey (1967) 72 copies
A Hunny, Funny, Sunny Day! (1999) 72 copies
Piglet (Giant Board Book) (1997) 63 copies
Not that it Matters (1919) 63 copies
Piglet Has the Sniffles (1998) 60 copies
Mr. Pim Passes By (1921) 59 copies
Pooh's Birthday Book (1963) 58 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends (2001) 57 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Full-Cast Dramatization (1997) — Author — 57 copies
It's Tigger Time! (1995) 57 copies
Once a Week (1914) 52 copies
Where's Piglet? (1995) 47 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Library (1998) 44 copies
Four Days' Wonder (1933) 43 copies
Winnie the Pooh Treasury (1990) 42 copies
Images of Beauty (1804) 42 copies
The Holiday Round (1912) 42 copies
The Pooh Sketchbook (1982) 40 copies
Chloe Marr (1946) 39 copies
If I May (1921) 38 copies
There's Always Pooh and Me (2002) 33 copies
Tigger Comes to the Forest (1998) 31 copies
Pooh's Alphabet Book (1975) 29 copies
Year In, Year Out (1952) 29 copies
Tigger Tales (2001) 29 copies
Pooh & Christopher Robin (2002) 28 copies
A Table Near the Band (1950) 28 copies
Second Plays (1921) 27 copies
Peace with Honour (1934) 25 copies
Pot o’ Gold (2005) 25 copies
A Smackerel of Pooh (2003) 25 copies
The Pooh Song Book (1961) 23 copies
A New House for Eeyore (1998) 23 copies
All About Piglet (2008) 22 copies
The Day's Play (1910) 21 copies
World of Pooh 21 copies
Pooh's First Clock (1998) 21 copies
Modern plays (1937) — Author — 21 copies
Those were the days (1929) 20 copies
Pooh to Grow On (1998) 20 copies
Belinda (1918) 19 copies
A Very Grand Thing (1999) 19 copies
ABC with Winnie-the-Pooh (1997) 18 copies
The Ivory Door (1929) 17 copies
The pocket Milne (1940) 17 copies
Love from Pooh (2002) 17 copies
Piglet Meets A Heffalump (2014) — Author — 16 copies
Miss Elizabeth Bennet (1936) 16 copies
The King's Breakfast (1984) 16 copies
Pooh's Great Big Word Book (2000) 16 copies
Three Plays (1922) 15 copies
Hello Pooh, Hello Piglet (1999) 14 copies
Eeyore's (mis)Adventures (2003) 14 copies
Four Plays (1926) 14 copies
Peter Plys (2000) 14 copies
Happy Days (2007) 14 copies
Prince Rabbit (1991) 13 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Baby Days (1999) 13 copies
The Favourite Wonder Book (1938) — Contributor — 13 copies
By Way of Introduction (1929) 13 copies
Behind the Lines (1940) 13 copies
Pooh's Poems (1991) 12 copies
Love, Piglet (2003) 12 copies
Pooh Christmas Songs (1998) 12 copies
Peek-a-Pooh! (2001) 12 copies
Pooh Stories [boxed set] (2005) 12 copies
Rabbit Has A Busy Day Sf (1998) 11 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game SF (1998) 10 copies
The Man in the Bowler Hat (1923) 10 copies
Pooh's Noisy Book (1999) 10 copies
Pooh's Counting Book (1982) 9 copies
Pooh to the Rescue (1997) 9 copies
Mr. Pim {novel} (1921) 9 copies
Love, Pooh (2003) 9 copies
Marching Band (Pooh) (1999) 9 copies
Pooh's Quiz Book (1977) 8 copies
Tigger Has Breakfast (1996) 8 copies
Pooh S Poems SF (1998) 8 copies
Micsoda négy nap! (1982) 8 copies
Tigger Comes to Breakfast (2000) 8 copies
El mundo de Puff (1989) 7 copies
Winnie the Pooh Set (2001) 7 copies
The Fourth Wall (1929) 7 copies
Smiths - Pooh Treasury (1997) 6 copies
Courage from Piglet (2001) 6 copies
Wisdom from Pooh (2001) 6 copies
Labu Winnie (2004) 5 copies
Michael and Mary (1930) 5 copies
Lovers in London (1905) 5 copies
S Puh-Bärle Winnie (2001) 5 copies
Very Young Verses. (1932) 5 copies
Pooh Frieze (1979) 4 copies
Tiggers Bounce (Disney) (1999) 4 copies
Winnie l'ourson (1992) 4 copies
Vestirsi (2003) 4 copies
Peter Plys 4 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Journal (1986) 4 copies
Winnie the Pooh Library (2009) 4 copies
Pooh Library (1973) 4 copies
Versjes van Poeh / druk 1 (1986) 4 copies
Dress-up Day (1999) 4 copies
Four Day's Wonder (2023) 4 copies
Happy birthday Pooh! (2001) 3 copies
Favorite Color (Disney) (1999) 3 copies
Iloisia ajatuksia (2011) 3 copies
Good Night (1999) 3 copies
Tikru tulee metsään (2002) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh Baby Book (1991) 3 copies
Wtp - Tigger Is Unbounced (2003) 3 copies
The Runaway Tail (1996) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey [2023 Film] (2023) — characters from the book by — 3 copies
Best Shapes (1999) 3 copies
Vinni-Puh (2017) 3 copies
Satukarhu Puh 3 copies
War with honour 3 copies
Niedźwiodek Puch (2019) 3 copies
Pooh Köşesindeki Ev (2019) 2 copies
Pooh Birthday Book: 2 (1985) 2 copies
The Norman Church (1948) 2 copies
Aku tiger 2 copies
Puhin hyrinät (2003) 2 copies
Jolie frimousses:Tigrou (2005) 2 copies
Der Var En Tid (1981) 2 copies
Vinni-Pukh i vse-vse-vse (2011) 2 copies
Piglet and the Balloon (2003) 2 copies
Winter Friends (1969) 2 copies
Pu der Bär 1 - 6. 6 CDs. (2001) 2 copies
Peter Plys i regn (2000) 2 copies
Weather (1999) 2 copies
Bogen om Peter Plys (2016) 2 copies
Winnie the Pooh Journal (1986) 2 copies
Det var en gång- (1986) 2 copies
El osito Winnie Pu (1901) 2 copies
Vini Zvani Pu 2 copies
Poeh en de bijen (1987) 2 copies
Le Meilleur Des Ours (1962) 2 copies
Kuka siellä piileksii? (2008) 2 copies
Śniadanie Króla (2012) 2 copies
Winnie the Pooh Gift Book (2003) 2 copies
Micimackó visszatér (2009) 2 copies
Nalle Puhs bästa (2000) 2 copies
Rainy Day (Disney) (1999) 2 copies
The Pooh Books 2 copies
Ein Tag mit Winnie Puuh (1998) 2 copies
winnie the pooh 2 copies
Nøff gjør noe storartet (1977) 2 copies
Nalle Puh keittokirja (1998) 2 copies
Pu der Bär-Tagebuch (1999) 2 copies
Kahropoig Puhh (2021) 2 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Story Box (2003) 2 copies
Who Are Pooh's Friends? (1983) 2 copies
Modern Short Plays Second Series — Contributor — 2 copies
Berek Puchok 1 copy
VINI PU 1 copy
Kuca na Puovom uglu (2006) 1 copy
Micimacko (1991) 1 copy
Vsyo o Vinni-Puhe (2017) 1 copy
Eeyore 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Macko Puf 1 copy
Nalle Puh jumppaa (2004) 1 copy
Tigger's Breakfast (2003) 1 copy
Pooh: A Three-Act Play (2023) — Author — 1 copy
Dawno, dawno temu (1983) 1 copy
Wiersze dla Krzysia (1983) 1 copy
Ach te baby (2021) 1 copy
Todo sobre la lluvia (2003) 1 copy
היה היה פעם. (2009) 1 copy
Nalle Puh och Tigger (1979) 1 copy
Mr Pim (2023) 1 copy
Dwoje ludzi 1 copy
Winnie-the-Pooh 123 (2002) 1 copy
Pooh 1 copy
Tigger 1 copy
Vems kvinna? 1 copy
War Aims Unlimited (1941) 1 copy
Puppy and I 1 copy
Peter Plys i sol (2000) 1 copy
Pooh and Piglet (1994) 1 copy
Ole Brumm Les For Meg (2000) 1 copy
Tiikerin pomppu (2005) 1 copy
Pooh Clip and Read (2001) 1 copy
Pienten oma Nalle Puh (2006) 1 copy
The Romantic Age (2010) 1 copy
Pooh Bear's box (1976) 1 copy
The Stepmother (2005) 1 copy
Puh's grannskap (1998) 1 copy
Tussis lykkedag (1998) 1 copy
Poems 1 copy
Very Young Verses (1931) 1 copy
Nalle Puhin satulipas (2001) 1 copy
De tu 1 copy
Mamy Już Sześć Lat (2005) 1 copy
En Morsom vind (1999) 1 copy
Myślątka Puchatka (2003) 1 copy
Tiger ist zu ungestüm (1979) 1 copy
Pooh Builds a House (2004) 1 copy
¡A lavarse! (2011) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Wind in the Willows (1908) — Introduction, some editions — 23,480 copies
Pooh's Little Instruction Book (1995) — Inspiration — 425 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: A Classic Disney Treasury (1997) — Original stories — 421 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [1977 film] (1977) — Original stories — 395 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Meets Gopher (1965) 371 copies
Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 297 copies
24 Favorite One Act Plays (1958) — Contributor — 283 copies
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contributor — 273 copies
Eeyore's Gloomy Little Instruction Book (1996) — Inspiration — 270 copies
A Book of English Essays (1942) — Contributor — 242 copies
Pooh's Honey Tree (Winnie the Pooh First Reader) (1998) — Original story — 233 copies
Pooh Helps Out (My Very First Winnie the Pooh) (1999) — Author — 222 copies
The Tigger Movie [2000 film] (2000) — Original stories — 216 copies
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Contributor — 209 copies
Christopher Robin [2018 film] (2018) — Original story — 192 copies
Winnie the Pooh [2011 film] (2011) — Original stories — 186 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Patch (1980) — Contributor — 185 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1994) — Original story — 152 copies
Murder & Other Acts of Literature (1997) — Contributor — 147 copies
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Contributor — 137 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original stories — 131 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1994) — Contributor, some editions — 131 copies
Bodies from the Library (2018) — Contributor — 119 copies
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Contributor — 118 copies
Sixteen Famous British Plays (1942) — Contributor — 112 copies
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) — Original story — 109 copies
Piglet's Big Movie [2003 film] (2003) — Original stories — 105 copies
Storytelling and Other Poems (1949) — Contributor — 90 copies
Great Stories for Young Readers (1969) — Contributor — 90 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 88 copies
Look and Find: Tigger (1990) — Original charcters — 88 copies
A Book of Princesses (1963) — Contributor — 87 copies
Murder for Christmas, Vol. 2 (1982) — Contributor — 86 copies
The Pooh Get-Well Book (1966) — Inspiration — 81 copies
Pooh & Friends (Disney Home Pooh Collection) Leisure Arts #3262 (2001) — Original characters — 80 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo [2004 film] (2004) — Original stories — 67 copies
Christopher Robin: The Novelization (2018) — Contributor — 67 copies
My Song Is Beautiful (1994) — Contributor — 66 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year [2008 film] (2002) — Original stories — 63 copies
The Theatre Guild Anthology (1936) — Contributor — 62 copies
A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Contributor — 57 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Book (A Golden Shape Book) (1965) — Original story — 44 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original story — 43 copies
A Golden Land (1958) — Contributor — 42 copies
A Century of Humour (1934) — Contributor — 42 copies
The Queen's Book of the Red Cross (1939) — Contributor — 36 copies
Look and Find: Pooh and Friends (2007) — Original characters — 35 copies
Modern Essays (1921) — Contributor — 33 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Pictureback) (2005) — Original story — 32 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving [1999 film] (1999) — Original stories — 32 copies
Disney's When Summer Is Over! (Winnie the Pooh's School Days) (2000) — Original story — 31 copies
A Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too [1974 short film] (1974) — Original story — 23 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You [1999 TV short] (1999) — Original story — 22 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore [1983 shot film] (1993) — Based on the stories by — 21 copies
Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh and Christmas Too [1991 TV movie] (1991) — Original stories — 19 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree [1966 short film] (1966) — Original book — 19 copies
Going Barefoot and Other Poems (1987) — Contributor — 18 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day [1968 short film] (1968) — Original story — 17 copies
The Harper Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 13 copies
The World of Law, Volume I : The Law in Literature (1960) — Contributor — 12 copies
Nine selected Plays with commentary and Acting Notes (1946) — Contributor — 9 copies
All Sails Set (1948) — Contributor — 8 copies
Fiction Goes to Court (1954) — Contributor — 8 copies
Redselen i Deptford og andre studier i Sherlock Holmes (1980) — Contributor — 8 copies
Drama I (1962) — Contributor — 7 copies
A Treasury of Great Short Stories — Contributor — 7 copies
Detection Medley (1939) — Introduction — 7 copies
Number Two Joy Street (1924) — Contributor — 6 copies
Evening Standard Detective Book (1950) — Contributor — 5 copies
Essays by Modern Masters (1930) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Children's Own Treasure Book (1947) — Contributor — 2 copies
Five Modern Plays (1950) — Author — 1 copy
The Granta and its Contributors, 1889-1914 — Introduction — 1 copy
Winnie-the-Pooh [1960 Shirley Temple Storybook TV episode] (1960) — Origininal story — 1 copy
Essays of the year (1929-1930) (1930) — Contributor — 1 copy
Number Three Joy Street (1925) — Contributor — 1 copy

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A free-spirited gentleman serendipitously stops to visit a friend who is guest at the Red House. He enters just as a classic locked-room murder has been committed and the assumed killer has disappeared. He remains to testify at the inquest but decides to investigate with the aid of his friend. He draws some true and some false conclusions before solving the case. A fair example of the elaborate puzzle style of the 1920s mystery.
 
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ritaer | 79 other reviews | Mar 4, 2024 |
What a darling collection of poems! I don’t think I enjoyed them quite as much as When We Were Very Young, but these are well worth reading, anyway. These poems are full of fun and whimsy, of imagination and story, and the mementos of a childhood lived well. Some of my particular favorites are “The Old Sailor” (oh, I could relate to him!) and “Waiting at the Window” (because I remember doing the same thing as a child). I loved being able to read this book to my siblings, and they loved them, too. Milne’s writings will always have a dear place in my heart. If you haven’t read this book yet, but love poetry…well, you ought to.… (more)
 
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EstherFilbrun | Mar 1, 2024 |
Excellent book. I have loved the stories all my life.
 
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alanac50 | 22 other reviews | Feb 27, 2024 |
The Red House Mystery is a classic English mystery. When a stranger enters the Red House, he unwittingly involves himself in a murder mystery. Mark Ablett's brother, Robert, has arrived from Australia, but stranger Antony Gillingham, an amateur detective, arrives just after Robert has been murdered. Along with his friend, Bill Beverley, they investigate the murder.
There are secret passages, a disappearance of Mark, and amateur sleuthing.
The mystery is fun and a very different tale than what is expected from A.A. Milne, beloved writer of the Winnie the Pooh stories.
Enjoyable, quick read.
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