Alan Alexander Milne Made by A Petrich 7

Alan Alexander Milne Made by A. Petrich (7 -v, school 180) Teacher: E. D. Belobrova

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE Alan Alexander Milne (1882 — 1956) — an English writer, an author of novels about the "bear of very little brain" — Winnie-the-Pooh. A. A. Milne was a member of the English humor magazine “Punch“ for many years. He started to write stories about Winnie-the. Pooh for his son Christopher Robin Milne (1920 -1996). Before the publication of books about Winnie the Pooh Milne was already quite a famous playwright, but the success of Winnie-the-Pooh has acquired such a scale that other works of A. A. Milne is now virtually unknown.

BIOGRAPHY Milne was born in London. He studied at a small private school owned by his father, John Milne. One of his teachers in 1889 -1890 was HG Wells. He then enrolled in Westminster school and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where from 1900 to 1903 he studied mathematics. As a student, he wrote notes in the student newspaper "Grant". Usually he wrote with his brother, Kenneth, and they had signed notes with the name AKM. The work of Milne was seen, and British humor magazine "Punch” began to cooperate with him. Later Milne became assistant editor. Herbert George Wells (1866— 1946) was an English writer and publicist. The author of the famous science fiction novels "the time Machine", “Invisible Man", “War of the worlds", etc.

BIOGRAPHY In 1913 Milne married Dorothy "Daphne" de Selincourt. Milne participated in the First world war as an officer in the British army. He worked for MI 7 propaganda unit of the British intelligence. He later wrote the book "Peace with honor" in which he condemned the war. In 1920 the only Milne’s son Christopher Robin was born.

WORKS Milne’s plays were a success with audience and critics. In a short time Milne was "one of the most successful and well-known playwrights in England. " However, the success of his children's books overshadowed all other accomplishments, and much to Milne’s dismay he was thought to be a children's writer. According to P. Connolly , the works of Milne for children were similar to Frankenstein, the creature possessed the Creator: the audience demanded new books in this genre, and other critics have considered the work of Milne in the context of his children's books. At the end of his life the circulation of Milne’s children's books was 7 million copies, and his books for adults were no longer reprinted.

THE LAST YEARS OF HIS LIFE In 1934 Milne, being a pacifist, published the book "Peace with honor", which sounded a call for peace and renouncement from war. The book became a matter of serious controversy. In the 1930 -ies Milne wrote novels "Two" , "Very short-lived sensation". In 1939 he wrote his autobiography called “It's too late”. The last novel by Milne "Chloe Marr" was published 1946. In 1952, the writer suffered a stroke. 31 January 1956 Alan Alexander Milne died in his home in Harefield in Sussex.

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