{"product_id":"9781788424493-retail-the-complete-short-stories-of-a-a-milne","title":"The Complete Short Stories of A. A. Milne","description":"The first complete collection of A.A. Milne's short stories, including several never published before. A.A. Milne's real passion lay beyond  Winnie-the-Pooh , as this new prose collection reveals. Collected in full for the first time, including a number previously unpublished, here are his complete short stories and sketches for grownups. They are an epiphany. These 50 stories show Milne to have been a brilliant comic sketch and short form writer. They paint memorable scenes, from a children's birthday party, an accidental encounter with murder, and a case of blackmail - often with an unexpected twist. But they also deal in poignancy, from the girl who pulls the wool over her boyfriend's eyes, to a first dance and first disappointment, or a family reunion and domestic dissonance. Milne's thought-provoking stories here will make you see his works for children in a whole new light. AUTHOR: A.A. Milne (Alan Alexander) is best known for his books about the teddy bear  Winnie-the-Pooh , but was also an accomplished writer of fiction for grown-ups. Prior to the First World War he worked as a young man as Assistant Editor of Punch magazine. After leaving the army, he began to write plays, short stories and novels; and then later his works for children, including the poetry collection  When We Were Very Young  and the storybook  Winnie-the-Pooh  in 1926. Milne continued to be a prolific writer until his death in 1956.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531722764507,"sku":"9781788424493-RETAIL","price":28.04,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/73d42003-eb03-414d-b0b1-df0dec371127.jpg?v=1774951385","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781788424493-retail-the-complete-short-stories-of-a-a-milne","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}