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When We Were Very Young

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When We Were Very Young
First edition
AuthorA. A. Milne
IllustratorE. H. Shepard
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWinnie-the-Pooh
GenreFantasy
PublisherMethuen & Co. Ltd. (London)
Publication date
November 6, 1924
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Followed byNow We Are Six 
TextWhen We Were Very Young at Wikisource

When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne.[1] It was first published in 1924, and it was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin", which, in part, tells readers to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be Christopher Robin. The 38th poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in Punch magazine in February 1924, was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh, first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne.[2] In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger. This has become his standard appearance in the Disney adaptations. On 1 January 2020, When We Were Very Young entered the public domain in the United States,[3][4] but remains protected in other countries[clarification needed], including the UK.[citation needed]

Contents

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  1. "Corner of the Street"
  2. "Buckingham Palace"
  3. "Happiness"
  4. "The Christening"
  5. "Puppy and I"
  6. "Twinkle Toes"
  7. "The Four Friends"
  8. "Lines and Squares"
  9. "Brownie"
  10. "Independence"
  11. "Nursery Chairs"
  12. "Market Square"
  13. "Daffodowndilly"
  14. "Water Lilies"
  15. "Disobedience"
  16. "Spring Morning"
  17. "The Island"
  18. "The Three Foxes"
  19. "Politeness"
  20. "Jonathan Jo"
  21. "At the Zoo"
  22. "Rice Pudding"
  23. "The Wrong House"
  24. "Missing"
  25. "The King's Breakfast"
  26. "Hoppity"
  27. "At Home"
  28. "Summer Afternoon"
  29. "The Dormouse and the Doctor"
  30. "Shoes and Stockings"
  31. "Sand Between the Toes"
  32. "Knights and Ladies"
  33. "Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue"
  34. "The Mirror"
  35. "Halfway Down"
  36. "The Invaders"
  37. "Before Tea"
  38. "Teddy Bear"
  39. "Bad Sir Brian Botany"
  40. "In the Fashion"
  41. "The Alchemist"
  42. "Growing Up"
  43. "If I Were King"
  44. "Vespers"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ian Hamilton (1994). The Oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry in English. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-19-866147-4.
  2. ^ Milne, A. A. "When We Were Very Young". Methuen & Co.; London, 1924
  3. ^ "1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain". NPR. 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jennifer Jenkins (2019). "Public Domain Day 2020". Duke University School of Law.
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