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CultureWinnie-the-Pooh turns 100: The story’s inspiration

Lindsay Mattick tells The National how her great-grandfather, Canadian First World War veteran Lt. Harry Colebourn, inspired A.A. Milne’s beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories, first published 100 years ago today.

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Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100: The story’s inspiration
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