Men Who Created Winnie-the-pooh

<p><b>100 years on from the first publication of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, overseer of the E. H. Shepard artistic and literary estate James Campbell has written the first ever dual biography of Shepard and Milne.</b><br><br>In this <b>first-ever dual biography</b> of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, James Campbell brings to life the two remarkable men. The book takes us from their early professional and personal relationships, through their work at <i>Punch </i>magazine, all the way to the Second World War and beyond, including their other collaborations, most notably Shepard's renowned <i>The Wind in the Willows</i> illustrations and Milne's work on the dramatization of <i>Toad of Toad Hall</i>.<br><br>Using <b>never-before-seen archival materia</b>l – including <b>excerpts from original manuscripts</b> <b>and drawings</b>, draft illustrations, photographs, documents, ephemera and more – this timely book is a<b> beautiful, full-colour volume </b>celebrating the centenary of these much-loved characters and ultimately uncovering just who were the men who created Winnie-the-Pooh.</p>