Beyond the World of Pooh
Selections from the memoirs of Christopher Milne
Christopher Milne
Edited by A.R. Melrose Foreword by Lesley Milne
The remarkable work of autobiography about the boy who grew up to be Christopher Robin
There were two things that were overshadowing my life and that I needed to escape from: my father's fame and 'Christopher Robin'. Christopher Milne spent most of his life trying to detach himself from the small boy in wellington boots who, together with his bear, Winnie the Pooh, became one of the most famous characters in children's literature. As the real Christopher Robin grew up, fame became a burden which not only undermined his fragile self-confidence, but created a distance between him and his once-adored - and celebrated - father. "No doubt about it, these books belong with the classics of autobiography - they can be re-read time and again..." The Good Book Guide "He has at last silenced the ghost of his father's reputation by acquiring one of his own" Financial Times
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