The Sunny Side

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First edition 1921 (publ. Methuen)

The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, he also wrote extensively for adults, most notably in Punch , to which he was a contributor and later assistant editor. The Sunny Side collects his columns for Punch, which include poems, essays and short stories, from 1912 to 1920.


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