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The Sunny Side: Short Stories and Poems for Proper Grown-Ups
From the beloved creator of Winnie-the-Pooh comes an irresistible collection of short stories guaranteed to delight readers of all ages. Drawing from a collection of stories originally published in 1921 and chosen exclusively by the author himself, The Sunny Side gathers the best short works by the inimitable A. A. Milne. Written for the satire magazine Punch , these brief stories and essays perfectly capture Milne's sly humor, beguiling social insight, and scathing wit. From "Odd Verses" to "War Sketches," "Summer Days" to "Men of Letters," Milne takes his readers from the stiff British drawing room to the irreverent joy of a boy's day at the beach. Ideal for curling up with in the hammock or stretching out by the fire, these tales shine brightly any day of the year. Complete with a series of whimsical illustrations, The Sunny Side offers the perfect chance to rediscover this forgotten classic by one of our most cherished authors.
312 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1921
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A.A. Milne
1,836 books3,678 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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February 29, 2012
Some of my earliest literary memories are of my mother reading all the original Winnie-the-Pooh books aloud to me, but I didn't discover A.A. Milne's writings for adults until just a few years ago. The Sunny Side is a collection of his short stories and poems for the magazine Punch, and I absolutely love it. It's classic dry British humor and sweet satire on a variety of subjects. The section 'Men of Letters', dealing with all matters literary, is of course a favorite. 'The Complete Dramatist,' a tongue-in-cheek article on the fine art of stagecraft, is one of the most hilarious pieces in the book.
Now the object of [the] soliloquy is plain. The dramatist wished us to know the thoughts which were passing through Hamlet's mind, and it was the only way he could think of in which to do it. Of course, a really good actor can often give a clue to the feelings of a character simply by facial expression. There are ways of shifting the eyebrows, distending the nostrils, and exploring the lower molars with the tongue by which it is possible to denote respectively Surprise, Defiance and Doubt. Indeed, irresolution being the keynote of Hamlet's soliloquy, a clever player could to some extent indicate the whole thirty lines by a silent working of the jaw. But at the same time it would be idle to deny that he would miss the finer shades of the dramatist's meaning. "The insolence of office, and the spurns"—to take only one line—would tax the most elastic face.
By the time he gets through with Hamlet, and has gone through "Entrances and Exits"—well, by the time you get to the finer points of the stage meal I dare you not to be laughing aloud. And that's only one part. There's a section of stories based on Milne's experiences in the army in WWI, pieces on ordinary life at home involving letter-boxes, telephones and neighbors' pianos, and a series of stories on the adventures of some amusing characters vacationing on the French Riviera—all of which have that wonderful sophisticated between-the-wars flavor of the British middle and upper classes. If that's as much your taste as it is mine, or if you're a 'Proper Grown-Up' (as the subtitle says) who still enjoys Pooh, you'll love The Sunny Side.
Now the object of [the] soliloquy is plain. The dramatist wished us to know the thoughts which were passing through Hamlet's mind, and it was the only way he could think of in which to do it. Of course, a really good actor can often give a clue to the feelings of a character simply by facial expression. There are ways of shifting the eyebrows, distending the nostrils, and exploring the lower molars with the tongue by which it is possible to denote respectively Surprise, Defiance and Doubt. Indeed, irresolution being the keynote of Hamlet's soliloquy, a clever player could to some extent indicate the whole thirty lines by a silent working of the jaw. But at the same time it would be idle to deny that he would miss the finer shades of the dramatist's meaning. "The insolence of office, and the spurns"—to take only one line—would tax the most elastic face.
By the time he gets through with Hamlet, and has gone through "Entrances and Exits"—well, by the time you get to the finer points of the stage meal I dare you not to be laughing aloud. And that's only one part. There's a section of stories based on Milne's experiences in the army in WWI, pieces on ordinary life at home involving letter-boxes, telephones and neighbors' pianos, and a series of stories on the adventures of some amusing characters vacationing on the French Riviera—all of which have that wonderful sophisticated between-the-wars flavor of the British middle and upper classes. If that's as much your taste as it is mine, or if you're a 'Proper Grown-Up' (as the subtitle says) who still enjoys Pooh, you'll love The Sunny Side.
July 4, 2019
A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books so overshadow his other work that readers forget that he was a successful playwright and a longtime contributor to the British satirical magazine Punch. The short stories are amusing, and they rather reminded me of a more light-hearted version of Saki’s Clovis stories or a less-silly version of P.G. Wodehouse’s stories. Regardless, they hit the spot, and I wish I could find more of them. The Sunny Side makes you think of Milne as the Bright Young Thing he must have been, rather than Christopher Robin’s father. Highly recommended.
September 4, 2021
5 stars & 5/10 hearts. Oh, what a funny book! Dripping with dry humour and sarcasm; full of sly puns and witticisms; cynical portrayals of life… I wouldn’t say it's a delightful book—it is too sharp for that. But it is deliciously funny, and in a way, invigorating—like a keen winter breeze.
A Favourite Quote: “First his books, his treasured books; where should he put them? It was comforting to think that, wherever they stood, they would be within reach of his hand as he lay in bed.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Now there is something very charming in a proper modesty about one's attainments, but it is necessary that the attainments should be generally recognized first. It was admirable in Stephenson to have said (as I am sure he did), when they congratulated him on his first steam-engine, “Tut-tut, it's nothing”; but he could only say this so long as the others were in a position to offer the congratulations. In order to place you in that position I must let you know how extraordinarily well I played the pianola. I brought to my interpretation of different Ops an élan, a verve, a je ne sais quoi—and several other French words—which were the astonishment of all who listened to me.”
A Favourite Quote: “First his books, his treasured books; where should he put them? It was comforting to think that, wherever they stood, they would be within reach of his hand as he lay in bed.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Now there is something very charming in a proper modesty about one's attainments, but it is necessary that the attainments should be generally recognized first. It was admirable in Stephenson to have said (as I am sure he did), when they congratulated him on his first steam-engine, “Tut-tut, it's nothing”; but he could only say this so long as the others were in a position to offer the congratulations. In order to place you in that position I must let you know how extraordinarily well I played the pianola. I brought to my interpretation of different Ops an élan, a verve, a je ne sais quoi—and several other French words—which were the astonishment of all who listened to me.”
April 14, 2016
I mean, come on. A.A. Milne for Proper Grown-Ups? Not that Pooh isn't for grown-ups, of course.
Being an incredibly awkward shy person, myself, I particularly enjoyed the story "A Warm Half-Hour," featuring ninepennyworth of ice and Algernon, the overwhiskered crustacean. There are also helpful tips on prestidigitation if you are ever stuck at a house-party over the "festive season" (copyright).
Oh, and I defy you to find me a story beginning with the line "'Cauliflower!' shrieked Gaspard Volauvent" anywhere else.
I feel certain that A.A. Milne and P.G. Wodehouse must have read each other.
Being an incredibly awkward shy person, myself, I particularly enjoyed the story "A Warm Half-Hour," featuring ninepennyworth of ice and Algernon, the overwhiskered crustacean. There are also helpful tips on prestidigitation if you are ever stuck at a house-party over the "festive season" (copyright).
Oh, and I defy you to find me a story beginning with the line "'Cauliflower!' shrieked Gaspard Volauvent" anywhere else.
I feel certain that A.A. Milne and P.G. Wodehouse must have read each other.
April 21, 2021
Oh boy, this was clever. Very clever.
I found myself smirking at Man of Letters and how absolutely meta it was that an author was writing about another author writing about another author writing about another author and so on. And then more smirking as Milne blind-sided me by having the publisher actually like the novel! Then, and on a roll now, Milne follows this clever story by yet another solid satirical take on the conventions of theater.
I love how Milne pokes fun at adulthood, but also makes us find the humor in some of the most mundane situations (e.g. running errands like grabbing ice, the titles we hold, the one-upping we do). Clever ideas, cleverly written, and sidesplittingly done.
I found myself smirking at Man of Letters and how absolutely meta it was that an author was writing about another author writing about another author writing about another author and so on. And then more smirking as Milne blind-sided me by having the publisher actually like the novel! Then, and on a roll now, Milne follows this clever story by yet another solid satirical take on the conventions of theater.
I love how Milne pokes fun at adulthood, but also makes us find the humor in some of the most mundane situations (e.g. running errands like grabbing ice, the titles we hold, the one-upping we do). Clever ideas, cleverly written, and sidesplittingly done.
December 5, 2014
I wish he wrote more adult novels. This is such fun and I would love to get to know some of these characters Ina full length book.
November 3, 2021
Amusing. ;D I don't think I ever laughed out loud, but I probably chuckled inwardly a few times.
September 24, 2011
Short stories, poems, and thoughts - quite fun :)
You know it's good book when the Author in preface tells you to skip section #1 and start with section #2 and then read the beginning last - citing that the characters familiar to regular readers found in section #1 will then be as familiar to you as they already are to them -- or some such nonsense :)
One of the poems: Golden Memories (you can find it on line) features Salmon Mayonnaise
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Having reached the end of the book - This is easily my favorite story collection by A.A.Milne.
I'll post the stars later, for now I must go back and read the beginning (which I skipped. :)
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I went for 5 stars. Free book. Kept me laughing and smiling.
You know it's good book when the Author in preface tells you to skip section #1 and start with section #2 and then read the beginning last - citing that the characters familiar to regular readers found in section #1 will then be as familiar to you as they already are to them -- or some such nonsense :)
One of the poems: Golden Memories (you can find it on line) features Salmon Mayonnaise
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Having reached the end of the book - This is easily my favorite story collection by A.A.Milne.
I'll post the stars later, for now I must go back and read the beginning (which I skipped. :)
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I went for 5 stars. Free book. Kept me laughing and smiling.
October 23, 2012
While Pooh stands alone, Milne's other writings are worth reading, especially this collection of short stories and silly poems, many from his days with Punch. He lampoons literary pretensions in several self-conscious stories and plays, and his explanation of his "One Star" as a Second Lieutenant is hilarious. Anytime "Celia" appeared, the story would be a great example of Milne's gift of mining the mundane for lightly humorous gold, but my favorite is probably the one describing the sound of a letter traveling down the chute to the letterbox. Many of these selections will no doubt be read aloud in the Bowen home for years to come.
September 4, 2019
I acquired this book in college for a course. Funnily enough, I can't remember if I read some of the stories for the class and forgot them or if I skipped my reading. Either way, as part of my ongoing effort to try the unread books on my shelves, I resolved to read this one.
Anthologies aren't particularly my thing. Short fiction rarely works for me, and I found my enthusiasm waning the further I got into the collection. I was between 2 and 3 stars on this, but I rounded up because I do have a lot of admiration for Milne's humor. Most every story made a point in a really clever and silly way, which was great. It's just that at a certain point, I get tired of reading various disconnected short works.
I like that Milne clearly didn't take himself too seriously. I have a lot of respect for him based on The Sunny Side even if the collection wasn't precisely for me.
Anthologies aren't particularly my thing. Short fiction rarely works for me, and I found my enthusiasm waning the further I got into the collection. I was between 2 and 3 stars on this, but I rounded up because I do have a lot of admiration for Milne's humor. Most every story made a point in a really clever and silly way, which was great. It's just that at a certain point, I get tired of reading various disconnected short works.
I like that Milne clearly didn't take himself too seriously. I have a lot of respect for him based on The Sunny Side even if the collection wasn't precisely for me.
April 17, 2024
This is a delightful and whimsical read, perfect for when you want something lighthearted to cheer you. I laughed a loud multiple times and could read these stories again and again. A. A. Milne is an exceptional writer with a unique style which is very endearing.
July 7, 2025
I hadn't read any Milne outside of Winnie the Pooh till now, and I really enjoyed most of these stories. The humor is so dry and Brittish with bits of absurdity thrown in. The stories are enjoyable little insights into Milne's everyday normal life.
August 19, 2021
Light, humorous and pleasant. Nothing to dislike and everything to enjoy
October 15, 2023
decent bedtime reading but nothing that Milne fans need to go rushing to read.
December 9, 2023
Delightfully cheerful and amusing - a very cozy and fun book. Would definitely recommend!
November 25, 2021
Fun, light hearted. Some of the stories were good for a chuckle.
February 2, 2008
More than our beloved author behind Winnie-the-Pooh, this is a reminder that Milne had a life before getting involved with his children's stuffed animals. He fought in The Great War, had and loved a wife, and lived the small, frugal city life. His stories have a wonderful appreciation for the small details that make life truly precious. I love Milne's sense of humor. From these essays, you get the impression that he and his wife loved each other and had a good time making each other laugh.
March 27, 2009
I'm reading this one as slowly and sparingly as I can! It's a bedside table book, and I read so much A. A. Milne growing up that it feels like hearing from a favorite old relative or family friend who I haven't heard from in years or something. It's dated and quaint but funny and comforting. Very nice so far. Even if I'm far from a Proper Grown-Up!
And how funny is it that for a while I was reading "The Sunny Side" and "Twilight" simultaneously?
And how funny is it that for a while I was reading "The Sunny Side" and "Twilight" simultaneously?
May 13, 2010
I love Mr. Montagu Mott from "A Poetry Recital" because he was a real poet yet it took him three years to write "Why Is the Fat Woman's Face So Red?" and nothing more.
"It is a hard thing to say of any man, but he appeared to me to be entirely lacking in intellect." (Milne 233)
"If you mix in the right society, and only see the wrong people once, it is really quite easy to be an authority on birds--or, I imagine, on anything else." (Milne 249)
"It is a hard thing to say of any man, but he appeared to me to be entirely lacking in intellect." (Milne 233)
"If you mix in the right society, and only see the wrong people once, it is really quite easy to be an authority on birds--or, I imagine, on anything else." (Milne 249)
April 15, 2011
With all the bad things going on in our world, I’ve been looking for something fun to read. I hit the jackpot with The Sunny Side by A. A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh. His collection of short articles published in the British Satire Magazine Punch before, during and after the Great War, are still a hoot to read to read 90 years later…where wars are still going on. I have picked a The Way Down, a short piece to read at our annual hiking week talent show.
October 24, 2016
The sense of humour is perfect. It's subtle and British and self-deprecatory, and takes little things in normal life and makes them funny, and I think that that's very hard to do and yet A. A. Milne does it seemingly effortlessly.
My favourite chapter was the one called The Complete Dramatist. It was superb.
My favourite chapter was the one called The Complete Dramatist. It was superb.
May 13, 2017
Gloriously light-hearted articles, more mirthful and laugh-out-loud hilarious than any essays I have yet read before. Milne paints pictures about his personal escapades that are as thoroughly silly and thoughtful as any great master of comic literature.
But don't take my word for it!
"Every now and then doctors slap me about and ask me if I was always as thin as this.
“As thin as what?” I say with as much dignity as is possible to a man who has had his shirt taken away from him.
“As thin as this,” says the doctor, hooking his stethoscope on to one of my ribs, and then going round to the other side to see how I am getting on there.
I am slightly better on the other side, but he runs his pencil up and down me and produces that pleasing noise which small boys get by dragging a stick along railings.
I explain that I was always delicately slender, but that latterly my ribs have been overdoing it.
“You must put on more flesh,” he says sternly, running his pencil up and down them again. (He must have been a great nuisance as a small boy.)
“I will,” I say fervently, “I will.”
Satisfied by my promise he gives me back my shirt."
His writing exposes one to the pure light-hearted joy in everyday, ambling stories of diner parties and dog ownership.
But don't take my word for it!
"Every now and then doctors slap me about and ask me if I was always as thin as this.
“As thin as what?” I say with as much dignity as is possible to a man who has had his shirt taken away from him.
“As thin as this,” says the doctor, hooking his stethoscope on to one of my ribs, and then going round to the other side to see how I am getting on there.
I am slightly better on the other side, but he runs his pencil up and down me and produces that pleasing noise which small boys get by dragging a stick along railings.
I explain that I was always delicately slender, but that latterly my ribs have been overdoing it.
“You must put on more flesh,” he says sternly, running his pencil up and down them again. (He must have been a great nuisance as a small boy.)
“I will,” I say fervently, “I will.”
Satisfied by my promise he gives me back my shirt."
His writing exposes one to the pure light-hearted joy in everyday, ambling stories of diner parties and dog ownership.
April 20, 2018
So entertaining, this book is a collection of short stories that had originally been in the British humor magazine Punch. I'd rate it 3.5 stars, if I could but I'll round it up because I found myself smiling throughout. Milne is humorous is a dry and intellectual way. I found many of his stories to be fun and silly, although sometimes it was difficult to relate since they were written so long ago and in the context of the early 20th Century. My favorites were in the section called "Men of Letters," two of which focused on an author and a playwright, both of which bordered on the absurd. Another fun section was "At Home" which describes several crazy situations in which the author feels out of his element and tries to fix problems, but in a totally silly way. For instance, "A Warm Half Hour" is about his trip to the store to buy ice, "A Hanging Garden in Babylon" talks about their new windowbox, and "Sisterly Assistance" finds him trying to leave a phone message. In the "A Few Guests" section, he provides instructions on how to complete some magic tricks and displays his knowledge in "The Arrival of Blackman's Warbler." I just love how he turns a phrase, taking something fun and making it even more clever.
December 14, 2017
This is a delightful book for adult reading, making one appreciate the humor of the British in the "Punch" style. Beginning with the introduction, I was immediately smiling and some of the stories are hilarious. I read much of the book aloud on a road trip and occasionally went into gales of laughter that made reading difficult. The sly wit and sometimes satirical perspective of the British life stye of the 1920's was just my cup of tea. As a gardener I most enjoyed "A Hanging Garden in Babylon" spoofing the image of the landed English gardener; "Wrongly Attributed" was another hoot. Americans whose only exposure to Milne are the Pooh books have been short changed. Milne was a long time editor and contributor to Punch magazine. This is a republication of the 1921 original, complete with clever line drawings.
June 24, 2023
The best part of this book is its Britishness. All the glorious phrases, and words like foozled and hooshed, and the syntax that says Jolly Old England.
Three stars because I liked it, and three stars because the humor thinned out, inducing closed-mouth smirks instead of loud guffaws. Very close to P.G. Wodehouse in tone. I find it's better to read snark and humor in short segments spaced in between other genres.
Here's a fun sample:
...a really good actor can often give a clue to the feelings of a character simply by facial expression. There are ways of shifting the eyebrows, distending the nostrils, and exploring the lower molars with the tongue by which it is possible to denote respectively Surprise, Defiance and Doubt.
exploring the lower molars with the tongue —>> that is rich!
Three stars because I liked it, and three stars because the humor thinned out, inducing closed-mouth smirks instead of loud guffaws. Very close to P.G. Wodehouse in tone. I find it's better to read snark and humor in short segments spaced in between other genres.
Here's a fun sample:
...a really good actor can often give a clue to the feelings of a character simply by facial expression. There are ways of shifting the eyebrows, distending the nostrils, and exploring the lower molars with the tongue by which it is possible to denote respectively Surprise, Defiance and Doubt.
exploring the lower molars with the tongue —>> that is rich!
September 12, 2024
Early 20th century British humor is apparently the kind of thing you crave when you have to cut dairy from your diet to breastfeed a baby. This book hit the spot in the way a cup of PG Tips made properly with cream and sugar does, the way a cup of PG Tips made with oat milk never will.
I’ve been on an A.A. Milne kick lately anyway, what with Winnie the Pooh and his children’s poetry being a daily thing around here. I enjoyed his writing for grown ups even more than I expected. Literally laughed until I cried once, and other times had to try to stifle my laughter in order to not wake the sleeping baby I was holding.
Some of the stuff about cricket went over my head; the section about the War was very eye opening to see that tragedy through the eyes of an enlisted man.
I will definitely be looking for more A.A. Milne books for my own personal enjoyment!
I’ve been on an A.A. Milne kick lately anyway, what with Winnie the Pooh and his children’s poetry being a daily thing around here. I enjoyed his writing for grown ups even more than I expected. Literally laughed until I cried once, and other times had to try to stifle my laughter in order to not wake the sleeping baby I was holding.
Some of the stuff about cricket went over my head; the section about the War was very eye opening to see that tragedy through the eyes of an enlisted man.
I will definitely be looking for more A.A. Milne books for my own personal enjoyment!
December 15, 2024
Most of the stories were just so-so. My favorite was the story about the Letter Box. I feel like they were just too out of context for American readers. For avid readers of Punch magazine they were probably very humorous for the subscribers at that time. Milne himself even said in the introduction that the entire first half of the book would not be understood by American readers because it was only part of a series that a magazine in England published, and it wasn’t even the beginning of that series.
March 24, 2019
Hmmm, looks like something was lost in the translation. ;) I rated the book three stars since it was well written and respect for the author, but the majority of the stories did not appeal to me. I loved other non Pooh books by the author, but not this one. Perhaps it was due to the decades since the book was written, or that I'm an American reading a British book. Forgive the pun, but the book was not my cup of tea.
April 14, 2020
This is a collection of short articles and poems that (in my opinion) weren't that good. A lot of them were supposed to be humorous but I can't say that I found them funny. I suspect the author was riding on the success of Winnie the Pooh for most of these. My advice, skip this and read something related to Winnie the Pooh.
December 26, 2022
Milne is just funny, man. I had to take my time with this one because, while the subject matter is light, the text is rich, but it's worth it. Four stars mostly because the war tales dragged on a bit long for my liking, but it's still hilarious overall, and I loved the many exchanges with his wife Celia. He has been further cemented as one of my favorite authors.
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