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A.A. Milne, pen and ink drawing by P.
Evans, c. 1930; in the National Portrait Gallery, London [Credit: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London]
(born Jan. 18, 1882, London, Eng.—died Jan. 31, 1956, Hartfield, Sussex) English writer. He joined the staff of
Punch in 1906 and produced successful light comedies and a memorable detective novel,
The Red House Mystery (1922), before verses written for his son Christopher Robin grew into the collections
When We Were Very Young (1924) and
Now We Are Six (1927), which became beloved classics. Stories about the adventures of Christopher Robin and the toy animals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore are told in the immensely popular
Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and
The House at Pooh Corner (1928).
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