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Charles Elton

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Fifteen years ago I began writing Mr. Toppit when I was a Literary Agent representing the Estate of AA Milne, author of Winnie The Pooh. I learned the story of Milne’s son, Christopher Robin Milne, who grew to hate the fame his father’s books brought him. To reshape that idea in a modern context was the single idea that was the genesis of my novel.

During the years I spent writing, another phenomenon occurred in the world of children’s book publishing that made Winnie The Pooh’s fame seem parochial: Harry Potter. Suddenly, my idea of a modern series of children’s stories that take over the world did not seem so far-fetched. What had originally been conceived as a small story about my boy hero, Luke Hayman, suddenly made famous b...more

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Average rating: 3.02 · 844 ratings · 196 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Mr. Toppit 3.02 of 5 stars 3.02 avg rating — 843 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations on the Bill for the Regulation and Improvement of Commons, 1876 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1876	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An account of Shelley's visits to France, Switzerland, and Savoy, in the years 1814 and 1816 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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