English writer, the creator of Winner-the-Pooh. Milne wrote many different kinds of books including humorous verses and light comedies as a staff member of Punch and the detective novel THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY, which was severely criticized by Raymond Chandler. But Milne's most popular works are WINNIE-THE-POOH (1926) and THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER (1928).

A.A. Milne was born in London. His father owned a private school at Mortiner Road, the Henley House, an institution that for a short time included among its teachers the science fiction writer H.G. Wells. Milne studied mathematics at the Trinity College in Cambridge, and edited the undergraduate magazine Granta. After receiving his B.A. in 1903, he started his career as a freelance writer. Milne's essays and poems were published in the satirical magazine Punch and St. James' Gazette. In 1906 he joined the staff of Punch.

At the age of 42 Milne published WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG, a collection of poetry for children. Two years later followed Winnie-the-Pooh. These extraordinary popular stories were set in Ashdown forest. They feature Milne's son Christopher (1920-1996) with various talking animals and animated versions of his toys - among them the famous teddy bear, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and others. E.H. Shepard originally illustrated the stories. The House at Pooh Corner (1928) continued the adventures of Pooh Bear and his friends. Later Pooh became an industry, producing toys, comics, and such films as Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree (1996) from Disney.

AA Milne :
Author of the following works, books, stories and novels : The World of Christopher Robin, Prince Rabbit and The Princess Who Could not Laugh, The Christopher Robin Verses, War Aims Unlimited, Winnie the Pooh, King Hilary and the Beggarman, Toad of Toad Hall, The Christopher Robin Storybook, The Red House Mystery, Wurzel Flummery, plus many other CS Lewis novels, stories and bestsellers.
 

Further reading: A.A.Milne: For further reading: The Enchanted Places by Christopher Milne (1974); A.A. Milne: A Critical Biography by Tori Haring-Smith (1982); Secret Gardens by H. Carpenter (1985); A.A. Milne: The Man Behind Winnie-the-Pooh by A. Thwaite (1990); A.A. Milne by J.C. Wheeler and R.A. Walner (1992); The Brilliant Career of Winnie-the Pooh by Ann Thwaite (1994); The Pooh Dictionary by A.R. Melrose (1995) - Note: Rolling Stone guitarist Brian Jones was found dead in Milne's swimming pool on July 3, 1969.