The Rabbits

The Rabbits

By A.A. Milne

Genre:-Historical Fiction/War Story Fiction/Short Stories

Pages:-320

Blurb:-Pre-war halcyon days captured in a series of comic sketches, the 'Rabbits' offer the purest of escapism-and possibly A.A. Milne's most distinctive work.

 The adventures of a group of friends, pre-war, with far too much time on their hands. The Rabbits, as they call themselves, are Archie Mannering, his sister Myra, Samuel Simpson, Thomas of the Admiralty, Dahlia Blair and the narrator, with occasional guests. Their conversation is almost entirely frivolous, their activity vacillates between immensely energetic and happily lazy, and their social mores are surprisingly progressive.

 Originally published as sketches in Punch, the Rabbits' escapades are a charming portrait of middle-class antics on the brink of being shattered by World War 1, and fail entirely to take themselves seriously.

 'Milne has the touch of the true artist' Telegraph 'Sunny and whimsical' Country Life

  'To admirers of humour on its best behaviour there is no comedian like A.A. Milne' Observer

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My Review:-I wasn't sure what I expected from this book, as I only think of A.A. Milne as Winnie the Pooh. The cover even had that Winnie the Pooh feel about it. We have a group of friends, Archie, his sister Myra, Samuel, Thomas, Dahlia and the narrator that really care about each other, and like spending time together The book is set pre World War 1. This book was first written as a series of sketches in Punch between 1909 and 1914. I read this as if it was short stories and found it an easy read, fun and entertaining throughout the pages, at times I felt I was there with them. I will be looking at reading more of A.A. Milne's books