A.A. Milne (1882-1956) worked as an essayist, a playwright, a poet, and an adult novelist, in addition to his important contribution as an author of juvenile books. Although he attempted to excel in a...
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Alan Alexander Milne was born in London. Youngest son of schoolmaster John Vine Milne, he attended Westminster School and later Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was graduated in 1903 with honors i...
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In his autobiography, It's Too Late Now (1939), A. A. Milne complains that his children's books have eclipsed his other kinds of writing. Best known before Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) as a playwright, Miln...
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A. A. Milne, father of Christopher Robin and creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, ended his career with a small verse in the New York Herald Tribune Book Review (12 October 1952) titled "Always Time for a Rhym...
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Four books by one author became classics almost as soon as they were published in the 1920s: When We Were Very Young (1924), Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), Now We Are Six (1927), and The House at Pooh Corner...
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Jacksonville's defense turned in its best performance in two months. Fred Taylor topped it with the longest run in team history.Together, they helped the Jaguars move a step closer to securing an A...
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On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Brett Favre connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass with Greg Jennings and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-13 on Monday nigh...
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A Burgeoning Bohemian
Marber
was once a suburban dreamer, a well-to-do Wimbledon boy who would rather have been raised among the bohemians of Camden. Though his father worked in the City, the you...
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Durban, South Africa (dpa) - The United States and Mexico avoided
El Salvador in the preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup held in
Durban Sunday.
South Afr...
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New coach. Same old Brian Brohm. The Louisville quarterback threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and the 10th-ranked Cardinals sparkled in coach Steve Kragthorpe's debut, drilling overmatched Mu...
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Pat White threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half, leading No. 9 West Virginia to a 38-13 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Steve Slaton rushed for 127 yards an...
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Add one more rare distinction to Brett Favre's glittering resume.The Green Bay quarterback hit Greg Jennings for a 60-yard touchdown pass with 3:05 to go and the Packers beat Kansas City 33-22 Sund...
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Freshman wide receiver James Rodgers ran 25 yards around end for the go-ahead touchdown, and the Oregon State defense stuffed No. 18 Oregon on fourth down to preserve a 38-31 victory in double over...
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Chris Redman gave the Atlanta Falcons a feel-good finish to an otherwise ugly season. Redman set a career high with four touchdown passes, including two to Alge Crumpler, and the Falcons rode three...
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The Seattle Seahawks gave away a chance to clinch their third straight NFC West title Sunday.Arizona scored 14 points off Seattle fumbles and a Seahawk comeback came up a half-yard shy at the finis...
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First Plays
Alan Alexander Milne
A(lan) A(lexander) Milne
Taylor, defense propel Jaguars, 37-6
