{"product_id":"the-complete-short-stories-of-a-a-milne-by-a-a-milne-9781788424493","title":"The Complete Short Stories of A. A. Milne","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first complete collection of A.A. Milne's short stories, including several never published before. A.A. Milne's real passion lay beyond \u003ci\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/i\u003e, as this new prose collection reveals. Collected in full for the first time, including a number previously unpublished, here are his complete short stories and sketches for grownups. They are an epiphany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese 50 stories show Milne to have been a brilliant comic sketch and short form writer. They paint memorable scenes, from a children's birthday party, an accidental encounter with murder, and a case of blackmail - often with an unexpected twist. But they also deal in poignancy, from the girl who pulls the wool over her boyfriend's eyes, to a first dance and first disappointment, or a family reunion and domestic dissonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMilne's thought-provoking stories here will make you see his works for children in a whole new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e A.A. Milne (Alan Alexander) is best known for his books about the teddy bear \u003ci\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/i\u003e, but was also an accomplished writer of fiction for grown-ups. Prior to the First World War he worked as a young man as Assistant Editor of Punch magazine. After leaving the army, he began to write plays, short stories and novels; and then later his works for children, including the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Very Young\u003c\/i\u003e and the storybook \u003ci\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/i\u003e in 1926. Milne continued to be a prolific writer until his death in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617248854252,"sku":"9781788424493","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3313194fb6a171010004d44c21143a7f.jpg?v=1778533949","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-complete-short-stories-of-a-a-milne-by-a-a-milne-9781788424493","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}