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Winnie-the-Pooh & The House at Pooh Corner (Deluxe Hardcover Edition) – Complete Classic Stories by A. A. Milne with Original Illustrations by E. H. Shepard
- GenresClassics
184 pages, Hardcover
Published August 1, 2025
About the author
A.A. Milne
1,963 books3,830 followersAlan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
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June 19, 2026
This was a lovely read. Very simple and idyllic were the adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends. My favorite characters were of course Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Their interactions were very profound and innocent many times. For instance, one of the moments that stood out to me as heartwarming was when Piglet gave up his house to Owl , after his home collapsed, and Pooh invited Piglet to come and live with him. In all it was a fun read and I highly recommend it.
August 30, 2026
Sweet, idyllic, and funny while also deep and tender. As a maker-up of songs I loved reading Pooh’s songs and hums as he goes along. Such a good handling of themes like friendship and growing up 🧸🌳🍯🐝📚 will definitely come back to this one
August 17, 2026
Christopher Robin, Pooh the bear and friends go on adventures at the house on Pooh corner. The illustrations made the read so much more fun and whimsical, the experience passing by so quickly and causing me to smile. I bought a second copy of this special edition for my young niece and I’m hoping it’s a hit for years to come.
I loved how Winnie the Pooh is described as having little to no brains but his friends still love him just the same, always include him, and when he helps the gang figure something out, they even throw him a special party. (Great morals!)
I loved how Winnie the Pooh is described as having little to no brains but his friends still love him just the same, always include him, and when he helps the gang figure something out, they even throw him a special party. (Great morals!)
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August 29, 2026This was a very sweet and funny set of stories. I enjoyed reading it to my kids but they often struggled to understand. The age of the book was the primary problem. The first story, for example, involves a bell-rope, which they’ve never seen. The humor is often word-play, so that was also a source of confusion for them at times too. Still, they were very interested and loved that several of the characters were stuffies. Overall, though, I think this is more enjoyable to read as an adult.
May 25, 2026
A cute and amazing read after the horrid reading slump that The Selection series put me in. Definitely a recommendation.
Also, I love Eeyore and his sarcasm.
Also, I love Eeyore and his sarcasm.
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