P. L. Travers
(1899 - 1886)
Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (born Helen Lyndon Goff; August 9, 1899 – April 23, 1996) was an Australian-born British novelist, actress and journalist. In 1924 she emigrated to England where she wrote under the pen name P. L. Travers. In 1933 she began writing her series of children’s novels about the mystical and magical English nanny Mary Poppins. Her popular books have been adapted many times, including the 1964 film starring Julie Andrews and the Broadway musical originally produced in London’s West End.
Bibliography
Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943)
On Guy Fawkes day Mary Poppins returns, thanks to Michael and Jane’s rocket. The first American edition was published without the frontispiece.
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Agnes Sims
Mary Poppins: The Complete Collection (2010)
This omnibus edition contains all six original Mary Poppins stories: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, and Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (2-in-1 edition).
Agnes Sims
Open the Doors (1965)
An anthology of stories.
Kate Seredy
P. L. Travers
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Et al
Robin Jacques
Charles Keeping
Mary Shepard
Et al
Two Pairs of Shoes (1980)
Two middle eastern tales about slippers.
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Leo Dillon