Mary Poppins She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers by Valerie Lawson (First Edition)
This is the first full biography of the woman who wrote the Mary Poppins books, and a fascinating and extraordinary life it was too.
P.L. Travers was Australian, came to London as a journalist early in the twentieth century, became involved with Theosophism, got to know W.B. Yeats and George Russell, took her lifelong quest for guru-figures on to Gurdjieff and Krishnamurti - and lived into her nineties. By the end of her life, in the seventies, she was living in a flat off London's Kings Road and going to chat to the punks outside Malcolm McLaren's clothing shop!
Not only is Valerie Lawson's book a truly compulsive account of a remarkable life that spanned most of the twentieth century: it also sheds a fascinating light on the writing, and the true essence, of the Mary Poppins books: Mary Poppins herself was above all a kind of guru-figure who floated in and out of the Banks family's life to show them the possibility of other worlds...
Format: Hardback | 400 pages
Dimensions (cm): 22.4 x 14.4 x 3.6 | 666g
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Aurum Press
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w photos
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1845131266
ISBN13: 9781845131265
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included and in excellent condition. The book also has a clear plastic dust jacket, which is in good condition (minor scuff marks). No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.