The little boy did grow up and it is the grown-up little boy who is writing now . . .

The stories and verses of A. A. Milne are familiar to millions of fans - both young and old - and his characters even more so. Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore have accompanied many a child on their adventures, and their constant companion, Christopher Robin, lives in an enchanted world. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and Wellington boots?

At the age of fifty-four, Christopher Milne wrote this classic account of his early childhood and 'the enchanted places' in Sussex in which he played. He tells his story with humour and humility, drawing a memorable portrait of his father and reconstructing a happy childhood spent in London and Cotchford Farm, the Milne family home, near the real locations that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge.

At once both extraordinary and modest, The Enchanted Places provides a glimpse behind the curtain of a magical story that has touched the lives of readers the world over.

'An autobiography of extraordinary tact as well as candour' The Times

'Mr Milne has set out to recreate a world . . . he has been totally successful' Times Literary Supplement