Shortly after their marriage World War I broke out and, despite opposing war, Milne enlisted in the army. Within a few years he was promoted to associated editor (Hunter).Īt the age of 31, Milne married Daphne de Selincourt, a 23 year old pretty, affluent women.
The most popular was a satire magazine that was around from 1841 to 1992 called Punch. It only lasted nine months, and to supplement his income he started publishing funny articles in multiple magazines. His father, in an effort to keep his sons from moving home, gave him money to live.
When Alan graduated from Trinity College in Cambridge in 1903 he had dreams of being a writer. Wells later became a famous author, most notably for "War of the Worlds.") (Hunter) Wells, who was a positive influence and role model for him. There he latched on to one of his teachers, H.G. When Alan was only eleven years old he received a scholarship to a prestigious school, Westminster school in London. He spoke early and proved to be quite bright. Alan was considered smarter than his two older brothers, Ken and Barry. (Thwaite) John and Sarah Milne were both schoolteachers and had two sons when they had Alan Alexander Milne on January 18, 1882. The Milne family lived in a small public school house that the parents ran called Henley House School on 6/7 Mortimer Road.
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