A. A. Milne - Free Library Land Online

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The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted generations of readers since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926. Back by popular demand, the four full-color gift editions of the original Pooh classics are available again. These elegant books, larger in format than the classic editions, include all of Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations, each meticulously hand-painted in delicate watercolors. Here are the two great storybooks chronicling the adventures of Christopher Robin and all the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, as well as the two charming volumes of poems. Bright in color and true in spirit, these are books for giving--To Pooh fans of all ages.]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 Once on a Time https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/9893-once_on_a_time.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/9893-once_on_a_time.html

Once on a Time is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:44:07 +0300 Once a Week https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/9909-once_a_week.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/9909-once_a_week.html

Page The Heir Winter Sport A Baker's Dozen Getting Married Home Affairs Other People's Houses Burlesques Merely Players The Men Who Succeed]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:44:52 +0300 Two People https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/540545-two_people.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/540545-two_people.html

Reginald Willard, the central character of A. A. Milne's novel Two People seems to lead the perfect life. He has plenty of money, a stunning country house and garden and his beautiful young wife, Sylvia. Despite their age difference, they are very much in love. Reginald has a go at writing a novel which is published to great acclaim and it is now that Reginald begins to realise he has has little he has in common with his wife other than their shared years together. The rift between them is exacerbated when they move to London where Reginald is drawn to the intellectual and artistic set which holds no appeal to his wife. Reminiscent in style and subject to Evelyn Waugh, A. A. Milne's novel carries echoes of his own marriage to his wife Daphne.]]> Sat, 06 May 2017 09:55:18 +0300 Chloe Marr https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618735-chloe_marr.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618735-chloe_marr.html

In this 1946 novel, Chloe Marr is young, beautiful and so irresistible that countless men fall in love with her. Her story is told through the eyes of her numerous suitors and her women friends who are drawn to her because of her charm and warmth. But nobody really knows anything about her background, and in London society such mystique carries both allure and suspicion. Her life is a whirlwind of dinners, holidays, romantic trysts and parties told with Milne's signature humour and lightness of touch. A. A. Milne's ability to portray artistic London society is second to none but his novel has a more serious message which is emphasised by Chloe's untimely exodus from the people around her - nobody really knows the truth about anybody else.]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:06:10 +0300 The Red House Mystery https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/7352-the_red_house_mystery.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/7352-the_red_house_mystery.html

The Red House, stately mansion home of Mark Ablett, is filled with very proper guests when Mark's most improper brother returns from Australia. When the maid hears an argument in the study it isn't long before the brother dies... of a bullet between the eyes! Strangely, the study has been locked from the inside, and Mark Ablett is missing. Only an investigator with remarkable powers of observation could hope to resolve this mystery, and Antony Gillingham (with cheerful Bill Beverly at his side) is just the man.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:53:26 +0300 Birthday Party https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618733-birthday_party.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618733-birthday_party.html

Birthday Party and Other Stories is a collection of fifteen short stories by A. A Milne published together for the first time in 1950. Here's an anthology on varied and various themes – from a children's birthday party, to an accidental encounter with murder, to a case of blackmail. With an admirable light touch, A. A Milne conjures up vivid domestic scenarios each with an ironic twist and an unexpected turn of events.]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:06:07 +0300 The House at Pooh Corner https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33531-the_house_at_pooh_corner.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33531-the_house_at_pooh_corner.html

Winnie-the-Pooh, the Best Bear in All the World, has long been adored by readers young and old. In this beautiful full-color gift edition of "The House at Pooh Corner, " Ernest H. Shepard's classic illustrations have been painstakingly hand-colored. An exquisite volume and the perfect gift for any occasion, this book is as vivid and charming as the beloved characters from the Hundred Acre Wood.]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 A Table Near the Band https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618736-a_table_near_the_band.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/618736-a_table_near_the_band.html

A Table near the Band is a collection of thirteen short stories each capturing an elegant and witty vignette of every day life be it lunch with a pretty girl who pulls the wool over her boyfriend's eyes to a first dance and a first disappointment or a family reunion and domestic dissonance. Each is thoroughly enjoyable and a fine example of A. A Milne's effervescent prose.]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:06:12 +0300 Now We Are Six https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33530-now_we_are_six.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33530-now_we_are_six.html

When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition and The House At Pooh Corner, these beautiful books feature full-color artwork on cream-colored stock. The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the world’s most famous bear pervades the pages of Milne’s poetry, and Ernest H. Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 Happy Half-Hours https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/605614-happy_half-hours.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/605614-happy_half-hours.html

A delightful selection of articles by the ever-popular A. A. Milne, many of which haven't been in print for decades. Introduced by the prize-winning children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce, this volume brings Milne's brilliant non-fiction back to the spotlight.
A. A. Milne was a successful writer long before the classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories made him famous. Milne had a talent for regularly turning out a thousand whimsical words on lost hats and umbrellas, golf, married life, cheap cigars, and any amount of life's little difficulties. This anthology, spanning four decades of Milne's life, includes his fiercely argued writings on pacifism. Happy Half-Hours features the very best of A. A. Milne in one delightful volume.
"Milne's gift to write amusingly about the most trivial things is a kind of blessing. The kind that can put you back together again when all else fails." —Frank Cottrell-Boyce, from his introduction]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:46:45 +0200 When We Were Very Young https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33529-when_we_were_very_young.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33529-when_we_were_very_young.html

When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition and The House At Pooh Corner, these beautiful books feature full-color artwork on cream-colored stock. The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the world’s most famous bear pervades the pages of Milne’s poetry, and Ernest H. Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 The World of Winnie-The-Pooh https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33528-the_world_of_winnie-the-pooh.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/33528-the_world_of_winnie-the-pooh.html

*Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. * The world of Pooh is the Thousand Acre Wood of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Christopher Robin, and more. He is a whimsical philosopher, staunch friend, plump, and fond of honey. He calls himself a Bear of Very Little Brain, but is wise and loving. Delicate paintings loved by centuries of children.]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 21:47:48 +0300 Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus' Reading List https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/528592-ho_ho_ho_santa_claus_reading_list.html https://children-s.library.land/a-a-milne/528592-ho_ho_ho_santa_claus_reading_list.html

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:05:27 +0200