{"product_id":"happy-half-hours-selected-writings-hardcover","title":"Happy Half-Hours: Selected Writings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Cottrell-Boyce\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful selection of articles by the ever-popular A. A. Milne, many of which haven't been in print for decades. Introduced by the prize-winning children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce, this volume brings Milne's brilliant non-fiction back to the spotlight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA. A. Milne was a successful writer long before the classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories made him famous. Milne had a talent for regularly turning out a thousand whimsical words on lost hats and umbrellas, golf, married life, cheap cigars, and any amount of life's little difficulties. This anthology, spanning four decades of Milne's life, includes his fiercely argued writings on pacifism. \u003ci\u003eHappy Half-Hours\u003c\/i\u003e features the very best of A. A. Milne in one delightful volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Milne's gift to write amusingly about the most trivial things is a kind of blessing. The kind that can put you back together again when all else fails.\" --Frank Cottrell-Boyce, from his introduction\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e (1882-1956) was born in London in 1882. He was educated at Westminster School and studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e, and later assistant editor, before the interruption of active service in the First World War. A remarkably versatile writer, Milne went on to become a hugely successful and widely known playwright, both in the West End and on Broadway, as well as an essayist, poet, novelist and--most famously--children's author, as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. He died in 1956 following a long illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Cottrell-Boyce\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's novelist who won the Carnegie Medal for his first book \u003ci\u003eMillions\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004 and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Unforgotten Coat\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013. \u003ci\u003eMillions \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a film by Danny Boyle, for whom Frank went on to work as the writer on the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, 2012. His other books include \u003ci\u003eFramed\u003c\/i\u003e (filmed by the BBC), \u003ci\u003eCosmic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Astounding Broccoli Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunaway Robot\u003c\/i\u003e. His films include \u003ci\u003e24 Hour Party People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHilary and Jackie\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Goodbye Christopher Robin\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), about the lives of A. A. Milne and his family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47295209603321,"sku":"9781912559053","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/akZiZm1CSEp2Nmw3dlNSQUZrK2I2QT09.webp?v=1769199268","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/happy-half-hours-selected-writings-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}