P.L. Travers

P.L. Travers

P.L. Travers was born in Maryborough, Australia on August 9th, 1899 and passed away at the age of 96 on April 23rd, 1996.

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P.L. Travers Stats: The highest rated book by P.L. Travers on Book Notification is Mary Poppins Opens the Door, the 3rd novel in the Mary Poppins series. The second-highest rated book is Mary Poppins Comes Back (Mary Poppins #2).

The most read book by P.L. Travers on Book Notification is Mary Poppins, the first novel in the Mary Poppins series. The second most read book is Mary Poppins Comes Back (Mary Poppins #2).

Below is a complete list of P.L. Travers books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by P.L. Travers is the Mary Poppins Series.

List of Mary Poppins Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

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2014

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of P.L. Travers Anthologies in Publication Order

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1993
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P.L. Travers

P.L. Travers (Helen Lyndon Goff) was born on August 9th, 1899. P.L. passed away April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old. P.L. Travers was born in Maryborough, Australia.

P.L. Travers was the author of the Mary Poppins series which consists of 10 novels. The Mary Poppins series started in 1934 with the novel Mary Poppins. The most recently released novel in the Mary Poppins series was Mary Poppins and the House Next Door which was released in 1988. There are no upcoming novels for the Mary Poppins series.

P.L. Travers: TV/Movies Based on Books

Mary Poppins was turned into a film by Walt Disney Pictures in 1964. The book was based on Travers original novel, but it did borrow some elements from the second book in the series as well. The film is considered one of the all-time Disney classics. Julie Andrews starred as the title character while Dick Van Dyke starred as Bert. The film was the highest grossing of the year and was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. It won five of them, including Best Actress and Best Original Music Score.

The film is considered to be Walt Disney's greatest achievement, but it wasn't easy. Disney's kids loved the novels and he wanted to purchase them, but Travers was not interested. It took over twenty years of visits and convincing before the author finally agreed to the deal. Travers agreed, but she didn't approve of the final film and wouldn't allow any further adaptations of her series. The relationship between Disney and Travers with him convincing her to allow him to adapt it was eventually made into its own movie, 2013's Saving Mr. Banks.

A sequel titled Mary Poppins Returns was finally made in 2018, starring Emily Blunt as Mary.

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The most common authors followed by users who also follow P.L. Travers are:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles Of Narnia Series.
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Lewis Carroll, author of the Alice in Wonderland Series.

P.L. Travers: F.A.Q

When was P.L. Travers Born?

P.L. Travers was born on August 9th, 1899.

When did P.L. Travers die?

P.L. Travers died on April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old.

Where was P.L. Travers Born?

P.L. Travers was born in Maryborough, Australia.

What was the first book P.L. Travers wrote?

The first book written by P.L. Travers was Mary Poppins, published in 1934.

What was the most recent book P.L. Travers wrote?

Her most recently released work was Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories (a short story) on November 6th, 2014.

How many books has P.L. Travers written?

P.L. Travers has written 17 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 10 books in the Mary Poppins Series, 5 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Non-Fiction Books.

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