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FreddieUK · 70-79, M
So formative in my love of books and humour. I can still hear my Dad's voice reading to us as children in the 50s and the books will always be the REAL thing. Never watched more than excerpts of the Disney version, but since I think this is a quintessentially British (even English) creation, with all due respect to that wonderfully successful corporation, theirs was not Mr Milne's creation.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@FreddieUK That is wonderful that you can still hear your dad's voice reading. I only like the original also, the illustrations are so beautiful and expressive in their simplicity. I imagine the estate must have made lots of money from the Disney deal, but it is a little sad that this is better known than the original books.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@hippyjoe1955 Yes,Joe. Just a few minutes ago on the radio they completed a short series on the characters in the book and that was part of it. Apparently, quite inappropriately and dangerously the publishers put Christopher Robin in the enclosure with the bear for a publicity stunt! Crazy isn't a modern invention 🤣.
