Aa milne bio
Aa milne bio
Aa milne how lucky am i!
Milne, A. A.
BORN: 1882, London, England
DIED: 1956, Sussex, England
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Fiction, poetry, drama
MAJOR WORKS:
When We Were Very Young (1924)
Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
Now We Are Six (1927)
The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
Overview
British author A.
A. Milne wrote plays, essays, novels, and light verse for adults; however, his most critically acclaimed works were his “four trifles for the young,” as he called them, his childrens's tales and poems, some of which featured his best-known literary creation, Winnie-the-Pooh.
Milne has been praised for his accurate and sympathetic observations of children's behavior, his wit, and his skill with language, especially wordplay and dialogue.
Works in Biographical and Historical Context
Family and Early Life Alan Alexander Milne was born January 18, 1882, in London, England, to John
Vine Milne, a school headmaster, and Sarah Maria Heginbotham Milne.
He attended Cambridge University, where he edi