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Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers

Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation.

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Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original best-loved classic about the world’s most famous nanny - Mary Poppins.

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery in time for the release of the…

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The original and classic story available now in all-new luxurious livery.

Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!

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The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery.

Mary Poppins Comes Back

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!

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The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery.

Mary Poppins Opens the Door

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!

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Mary Poppins in the Park

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!

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I Go by Sea, I Go by Land

P. L. Travers, OBE

First published in 1941, this children’s classic, by the author of Mary Poppins, has been unavailable for many years. A moving story of a little girl and her brother, who…

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Intertextuality and Psychology in P. L. Travers’ Mary Poppins Books

Julia Kunz

This work analyses P. L. Travers’ Mary Poppins material in terms of its intertextuality and psychological factors. It identifies elements of myth and fairy tale in the collection, and contrasts…

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

Valerie Lawson

The only comprehensive biography of P.L. Travers, the fascinating woman who created Mary Poppins, which inspired Disney’s movie Saving Mr. Banks.

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Mary Poppins in the Park

P. L. Travers

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery in time for the release of the…

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The Fox at the Manger

P. L. Travers, OBE

A charming retelling of the Christmas story by the author of Mary Poppins. Printed on board, with beautiful illustrations, this will be the perfect gift book for Christmas.

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Mary Poppins: The Illustrated Gift Edition

P.L. Travers, Júlia Sardà (illus.)

A stunning, full-color illustrated edition of the classic novel about the magical nanny that inspired the classic 1964 film starring Julie Andrews and the Broadway musical,

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

With a brand-new look, Mary Poppins is here again to take the Banks children in hand, leading them from one head-spinning adventure to another.

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Mary Poppins

Dr P L Travers

An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

The second book about Mary Poppins and the children of Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane!

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Mary Poppins in the Park

Dr P L Travers

With Mary Poppins, every day is full of enchantment and excitement!

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Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories

Dr P L Travers

This edition published in Great Britain in 2014 by Virago Press –Title page verso.

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Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Dr P L Travers

More magnificent adventures with Mary Poppins and the Banks children.

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane

Dr P L Travers

Going to the Park for a supper picnic proves to be more than just the expected treat when Mary Poppins is around! The strangest people turn up, and Jane and…

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane

Dr P L Travers

Going to the Park for a supper picnic proves to be more than just the expected treat when Mary Poppins is around! The strangest people turn up, and Jane and…

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane

Dr P L Travers

Going to the Park for a supper picnic proves to be more than just the expected treat when Mary Poppins is around! The strangest people turn up, and Jane and…

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

Another timeless story about Mary Poppins, the worlds favorite nanny, and her magical adventures with the Banks family

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Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

Dr P L Travers

It is a day like any other for Mary Poppins and the Banks family in Number Seventeen – until the telegram arrives with the momentous news that Miss Andrews, the…

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Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

Dr P L Travers

It is a day like any other for Mary Poppins and the Banks family in Number Seventeen – until the telegram arrives with the momentous news that Miss Andrews, the…

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Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

Dr P L Travers

It is a day like any other for Mary Poppins and the Banks family in Number Seventeen – until the telegram arrives with the momentous news that Miss Andrews, the…

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Mary Poppins in the Park

Dr P L Travers

With Mary Poppins, every day is full of enchantment and excitement!

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Mary Poppins in the Park

Dr P L Travers

With Mary Poppins, every day is full of enchantment and excitement!

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Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Dr P L Travers

More magnificent adventures with Mary Poppins and the Banks children.

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Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

This omnibus edition contains the two classic books that introduced Mary Poppins and inspired the 1964 Walt Disney film and the musical currently playing in London and on Broadway. Illustrations.

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Mary Poppins Collection

Dr P L Travers

Since the 1934 publication of Mary Poppins, the exploits of this magical nanny have delighted generations. In honor of the book’s 80th anniversary, the first four tales are collected in…

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Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories

P. L. Travers, OBE

In the 1940s, P. L. Travers wrote three stories, which she gave as Christmas gifts to friends. Now, for the first time, they are available to a wider readership. Printed…

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What the Bee Knows: Reflections on Myth, Symbol, and Story

P. L. Travers

The Sphinx, the Pyramids, the stone temples are, all of them, ultimately, as flimsy as London Bridge; our cities but tents set up in the cosmos. We pass. But what…

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Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers

An exquisite flagship gift edition of an iconic classic, illustrated by the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child.

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Board book

Mary Poppins ABC

Dr P L Travers,Mary Shepard

Based on the 1962 classic edition, this board book is a practically perfect introduction to the magical nanny and the alphabet for the very youngest readers. Full color.

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

The second book about Mary Poppins and the children of Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane!

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Mary Poppins in the Park

Dr P L Travers

With Mary Poppins, every day is full of enchantment and excitement!

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Mary Poppins Comes Back

Dr P L Travers

With a brand-new look, Mary Poppins is here again to take the Banks children in hand, leading them from one head-spinning adventure to another.

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Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Dr P L Travers

With a book and a burst of fireworks, Mary Poppins returns, falling from the sky like a shooting star. She arrives not a moment too late: The Banks home is…

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Mary Poppins in the Park

Dr P L Travers

With Mary Poppins, every day is full of enchantment and excitement!

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Mary Poppins

Dr P L Travers

The first four classic books about the beloved nanny Mary Poppins–who is practically perfect in every way–are now available in these specially refurbished editions that feature the charming original cover…

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Mary Poppins

Dr P L Travers

This classic tale of the world’s most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes, has a brand-new look!

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Mary Poppins Boxed Set

Dr P L Travers

Three delightful tales of Mary Poppins, together in a handsome boxed set

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Mary Poppins: The Collectible Picture Book

Dr P L Travers

Based on Travers’ original 1934 novel with beautiful illustrations by Godbout, this collectable picture book is sure to become a favorite of Mary Poppins fans old and new. Full color.

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The Magic Compass, a Story From Mary Poppins.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public…

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