Book description
On snailed the curious figure, its feet neatly clearing the tops of the
trees. They could see the face now, and the well-known features -
coal-black hair, bright blue eyes and nose turned upwards like the nose
of a Dutch doll.
The figure drifted down between the Lime Trees and alighted primly upon
the grass. “Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins!” they cried, and flung
themselves upon her… “Like all great children's classics Mary Poppins
is frightening and sad as well as magic and very funny.”
The Observer
“Absolutely alive, and aglint with magic.”
Walter de la Mare P. L. Travers was born in Queensland, Australia. She
was brought up in the deep country, simply, but traditionally. She began
her writing career in Australia, publishing many poems, then came to
England and wrote for newspapers in Ireland and England. She began Mary
Poppins 'out of the blue'. A friend saw the first few chapters and took
it to a publisher who at once offered a contract for the whole book. The
first Mary Poppins book was published in 1934 and was an immediate
success. It was followed by another five books.
