Comic short stories by A.A Milne from the archives of Good Housekeeping magazine...
Most people today think of A.A. Milne only as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh and the writer of nursery verse. But in his day, he was a highly regarded and successful writer for adults a playwright, essayist, novelist and writer of witty verse and short stories.
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After editing Granta, the university magazine, while a student at Cambridge, Milne immediately went into professional journalism. From 1906-14, he was on the staff of Punch, and after WWI he was a prolific and successful writer of plays. It was in the 1920s that he wrote the books that would bring him both fame and fortune with Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). It was his wife's idea to bring their child's toys to life and he did this with such skill and craftsmanship that he created a lasting place for Pooh in every child's mind across the world ever since.
As well as his plays, Milne wrote several novels and, in his later years, numerous short stories, which he sold to women's magazines such as Good Housekeeping. Many of these have stood the test of time, and are waggish, comical and playful.
To launch the Good Housekeeping Classic Voices series of ebooks, we have republished five of our favourite A. A. Milne stories from the Good Housekeeping archive. Priced at £2.99 and available from Amazon, kobo, and Apple.
