When we were very young

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When we were very young

by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne

EN·~50 minutes

Chapters

Description

A gentle, whimsical collection of verses invites listeners into the playful world of a curious child named Christopher Robin and his imaginative companions. The poems mingle ordinary street scenes with fanciful characters—a swan christened “Pooh,” a mysterious youngster called Hoo, and even a guard‑changing ceremony at Buckingham Palace—creating a charming blend of the familiar and the fantastical. Each piece feels like a spontaneous note taken while wandering through everyday life, capturing the delight of discovering rhyme in the simplest moments.

The narrator’s light‑hearted commentary adds a layer of warmth, as the writer explains how these verses sprang from friendship and spontaneous observation. Listeners will hear the rhythmic “tweet‑tweet‑tweet” of passing feet, the soft murmur of a lake, and the cheerful banter of children at play. It’s an invitation to recall the wonder of childhood, making the book a tender listen for both young ears and the young‑at‑heart.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~50 minutes (48K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: E. P. Dutton Company, 1924, pubdate 1925.

Credits

deaurider, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2023-03-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne

A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne

1882–1956

Best known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh, this English writer also had a wide-ranging career as a playwright, novelist, poet, and humorist. His warm, playful stories for children grew out of family life and became some of the most beloved books in modern literature.

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