The story of how the much loved Winnie-The-Pooh books were created by the genius of Milne and Shepard’s groundbreaking collaboration.
2024-2028 marks one hundred years since Winnie-the-Pooh was introduced to children of all ages in the four iconic books created by A A Milne and E H Shepard. First seen in When We Were Very Young (1924), Winnie-the-Pooh and the characters of the Hundred Acre Wood had their own adventures in Winnie-The-Pooh (1926), with Now We Are Six (1927) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928), giving us more wonderful poems and stories which include the introduction of both Tigger, Kanga-and-Roo and Poohsticks. This lecture tells the story of how these much loved books were created by the genius of Milne and Shepard’s groundbreaking collaboration and why they remain embedded in our national identity.
PLEASE NOTE that this is a SINGLE lecture. There is NO same-day second lecture in the Castle for this event.
How to book this event:
All Arts Society Wensum members are welcome to attend this event without booking.
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