Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts

by A. A. Milne

Overview

Mr Pim Passes By is a three-act comedy by A. A. Milne, first produced in 1919, and seen in the West End in 1920 and on Broadway and in Australia in 1921. There were later stage revivals in London and New York, and the play has been adapted for radio, television, and cinema. The play centres on the turbulence in a respectable English household when the fallible memory of an elderly visitor leads a husband and wife to believe that they may inadvertently be bigamously married. The play takes place at the Marden house in Buckinghamshire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789355840837
Publisher:	True Sign Publishing House
Publication date:	04/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	271 KB

About the Author

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) was an English author best-known as the creator of the beloved fictional character, Winnie-the-Pooh, that continues to captivate children around the world. He wrote two collections of stories about the popular teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. The famous books about Pooh and his friends were inspired by Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne's collection of stuffed animals that included a toy bear, pig, donkey, tiger and kangaroo. The third youngest son of London schoolteachers, as a boy he wrote poetry and short funny pieces for his school's paper. He studied at Cambridge but in 1903 left school to write, and before long, he became an editor at Punch Magazine. Milne served as a lieutenant in WWI and as captain in WWII. Before gaining fame as a children's book author, he had a thriving career as a playwright. A. A. Milne also wrote poetry, novels, his autobiography as well as political nonfiction. His other popular books include When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

January 31, 1956

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

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