![]() ![]() Subsequently, his works diversified into children’s poems and stories. In fact, he adapted his own play into novel, titled Mr. ![]() Another extremely popular piece Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was adapted into play as Miss Elizabeth Bennet in 1936. The adapted play was named Toad of Toad Hall (1929). In addition to Milne’s other works, he also adapted a novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for theater. One of his detective novels The Red House Mystery was published in 1922. Milne produced a handful of novels during this period. The screenplays he worked on include The Bump, Bookworms and Twice Two Five Pound Reward. Milne offered his services as a screenwriter to the nascent British film industry. Both the plays successfully garnered positive reviews by the critics.ĭuring the period of 1903 to 1925 he penned 18 plays and 3 novels. His early works include The Dover Road (1921) and Mr. Subsequent to war Milne produced a number of plays that earned him success as a playwright. Later he denounced war in his literary piece Peace with Honour (1934). Milne made his writing debut with, Wurzel-Flummer, a one-act farce, which he wrote during his military service. ![]() In 1919, he was discharged and settled in London after getting married. As his health started deteriorating, he was recruited to produce propaganda articles in Military Intelligence. Despite Milne’s stance on pacifism, during World War I he joined British Army as an officer. ![]()
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