When We Were Very Young Occasional poems written for his son Christopher quickly grew into the collections When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927).
In an introduction he wrote for the 1926 reprint, Milne says he set four goals for himself: The mystery should be written in simple English there must be no love interest the detective must have a confidant with whom to discuss the case, clue by clue and, most important, the detective must be an amateur. He also wrote two mystery novels Red House Mystery (1921) is considered a classic in the genre and helped establish the conventions of British detective fiction between World War I and World War II. Pim Passes By, was completed and produced in 1919. His first play appeared in 1917, and his one unqualified success in the theater, Mr. His work as a dramatist began during his military service. Milne had already published three collections of essays from Punch and was becoming well-known as a humorist. Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt in 1913 and their son, Christopher Robin, was born in 1920.įirst Plays and Mystery Novels In 1914, the start of World War I, he joined the army. In 1906, he accepted an assistant editorship with the magazine Punch, where he worked for eight years, contributing humorous essays and verse. Upon completion of his degree in mathematics in 1903, he moved to London and worked as a freelance journalist. He attended Cambridge University, where he edited the undergraduate paper The Granta. Vine Milne, a school headmaster, and Sarah Maria Heginbotham Milne. Works in Biographical and Historical Contextįamily and Early Life Alan Alexander Milne was born January 18, 1882, in London, England, to John 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. 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.
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