Mary Poppins, She Wrote

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Previously published in Great Britain in 2005 by Aurum Press Ltd.

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This Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition December 2013

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Interior design by Carla J. Little
Cover illustration based on the illustration by Mary Shepard.
By permission of Kathy Bishop and the Shepard Family

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Lawson, Valerie.

[Out of the sky she came]

Mary Poppins she wrote : the life of P. L. Travers / Valerie Lawson.—1st Simon & Schuster ed.

p. cm.

“Mary Poppins she wrote” was previously published in London by Aurum, 2005.

It was originally published by Hodder in 1999 under title: Out of the sky she came. Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899–1996. 2. Authors, English—20th century—Biography. 3. Authors, Australian—20th century—Biography. 4. Australians—England—Biography. 5. Poppins, Mary (Fictitious character). I. Title.

PR6039.R32Z74 2006 823’.912—dc22 [B] 2006050062

ISBN 978-0-7432-9816-2

ISBN 978-1-4767-6292-0 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-4165-4246-9 (ebook)

ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-6293-7 (ebook)