Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers

Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers

The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins.

An arresting lifeâ‚¬Â¦Lawson is superb at excavating the details. â‚¬â€œLibrary Journal

The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a childrenâ‚¬s book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disneyâ‚¬s hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character.

The story of Mary Poppinsâ‚¬ creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable. The fabulous English nanny was actually conceived by an Australian, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who came to London in 1924 from Queensland as a journalist. She became involved with Theosophy, traveled in the literary circles of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, and became a disciple of the famed spiritual guru, Gurdjieff. She famously clashed with Walt Disney over the adaptation of the Mary Poppins books into film. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for â‚¬Å“thinking you know more about Mary Poppins than I do,â‚¬Â was as tart and opinionated as Julie Andrewsâ‚¬s big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Traversâ‚¬s life as well as the character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years.

Valerie Lawsonâ‚¬s illuminating biography provides the first full look whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white halftones
ReleaseDate 2013-12-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476762920

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white halftones
ReleaseDate	2013-12-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476762920

Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers

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