In 1929 his brother Ken sadly died, and Milne dedicated his autobiography "It's Too Late Now" (1939) to his memory.

Milne also wrote the famous play "Toad in Toad Hall" from Kenneth Grahame's "Wind in the Willows" book. During the second world war Milne wrote verses for "Punch", and evacuees were sent to stay at Cotchford. Christopher was serving in the Royal Engineers and suffered a head wound, but recovered well, and returned home safely after the war was over in 1946.

Milne's last book "Year In Year Out" was published in 1952.

When he was 70 years old he suffered a stroke from which he did not fully recover.

On the 31st January 1956 Alan Alexander died aged 74 years.

 

Alan Alexander Milne had written this inscription in "When We Were Very Young"

"When I am gone Let Shepard decorate my tomb And put (if there is room) Two pictures on the stone: Piglet, from page a hundred and eleven And Pooh and Piglet walking(157) And Peter thinking that they are my own Will welcome me to heaven"

The pictures he mentions are of Piglet blowing his dandelion clock and the wonderful picture (my personal favourite) of Pooh and Piglet walking home together.

We remember this brilliant English gentleman with gratitude and affection.

He gave us all Winnie the Pooh who has become a world-wide symbol of love and friendship.

I created this site so everyone will be aware of A. A. Milne and E.H Shepard's wonderful work in creating our silly old English Bear - otherwise known as Pooh