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Author:

Lawson, Valerie, 1943-, author.

Title:

Mary Poppins, she wrote : the life of P.L. Travers / Valerie Lawson.

Edition:

Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster paperbacks,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

x, 401 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.

Subject:

Travers, P. L.--(Pamela Lyndon),--1899-1996.
Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
Authors, Australian--20th century--Biography.
Australians--England--Biography.
Poppins, Mary (Fictitious character)

Other Titles:

Out of the sky she came

Notes:

"Mary Poppins she wrote" was previously published in London by Aurum, 2005. It was originally published by Hodder in 1999 under title: Out of the sky she came. Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-381) and index. "Published books by P.L. Travers": p. [382].

Summary:

The story of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical children's nanny, is remarkable enough. She was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the role in Disney's hugely successful film. Now she is a Broadway sensation all over again. But the story of Mary Poppins's creator, as this first biography reveals, is just as unexpected and remarkable. Australian journalist Pamela Lyndon Travers came to London in 1924. She became involved with theosophy and traveled in the literary circles of W. B. Yeats and T. S. Eliot. Most famously, she clashed with Walt Disney over the film adaptation. As tart and opinionated as the big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery, her love of mysticism and magic shaped her life as well as the character of the clipped, strict and ultimately mysterious nanny. She fervently believed that "everyday life is the miracle."--From publisher description.

ISBN:

1476762929
9781476762920

OCLC:

(OCoLC)864035356

Locations:

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DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CNPC792 -- Montezuma Public Library (Montezuma)

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