#p.l. travers

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SAVING MR. BANKS (2013) dir. John Lee Hancock

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Mary Poppins novel illustrations by Júlia Sardà

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Mary Poppins premiered in Los Angeles, CA on 27 August 1964.

Walt Disney first tried to buy the rights for P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins series (which began in 1934) as early as 1938. Disney spent more than 20 years trying to convince Travers to sell, which she finally did in 1961. Travers was hired as an adviser on the film, but her disapproval was largely ignored and she was not invited to the premiere until she "embarrassed" someone at Disney to offer her one. Travers was so offended by her treatment, that she refused to allow Disney to adapt any more of her work (Disney's 2018 sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, was approved the Travers' estate. Travers died in 1996).

28-year-old Julie Andrews was cast in the title role, making her film debut (Disney postponed filming due to Andrews' pregnancy).

38-year-old Dick Van Dyke (who was in the middle of the successful 5-season run of The Dick Van Dyke show) was cast, and provided what is routinely described "one of the poorer accents in film history" (Van Dyke has called it "the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema").

Mary Poppins was a commercial and critical success, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year, and one of its most profitable (Disney used the profits to buy the land in Florida that would become Walt Disney World, which opened in 1971).

Nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Stevenson), Best Adapted Screenplay (Don DaGradi and Bill Walsh), Best Cinematography - Color (Edward Colman), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound. It received 5 Oscars - Best Actress (Andrews), Best Editing (Cotton Warburton), Best Music Score (Richard and Robert Sherman), Best Song ("Chim Chim Cher-ee"), and Best Visual Effects.

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"There are worlds beyond worlds and times beyond times, all of them true, all of them real, and all of them (as children know) penetrating each other." ~ P.L. Travers

[Thanks Ian Sanders]

[princesssarisa]

What do you think of PL Travers' criticisms on Andersen's writing on the Little Mermaid?

All I've read are her comments on the very end of the story. If she made any other comments, I don't know them.

As for her criticism of the last paragraph, I agree with her. I also dislike the fact that the Daughters of the Air have their time of trial lessened by a year each time they see a well-behaved child, but a day added for each tear they shed when they see a naughty child.

It's all too preachy in a classic 19th century way, and I agree with Travers that it's emotional blackmail for child readers. It's completely unnecessary too. It has nothing to do with the main themes of the story; in fact it arguably goes against one main theme. The Mermaid's failure to gain a soul by winning the Prince's love, only to to earn a second chance by self-sacrifice and be allowed to gain a soul by doing good deeds as a Daughter of the Air, sends the message that spiritual salvation can't depend on another person. That we have to earn it with our own virtue and good deeds. Part of why Andersen allegedly wrote the tale was as a deconstruction of Undine, because he disliked the concept of a sea nymph gaining a soul by marrying a human. Yet in the end, the Daughters of the Air do depend on others for their salvation, because children's good or bad behavior can shorten or extend their time on the earth plane before they're allowed into heaven.

It feels as if after writing a very personal story, with themes that resonate more with adults than with children, Andersen suddenly remembered that children were his target audience and tacked on a preachy, unconvincing message of "Be good, boys and girls, or the Little Mermaid will have to wait longer to go to heaven."

It's no wonder that even adaptations that keep the tale's original bittersweet ending tend to eliminate that part, and either have her rise straight to heaven or else de-Christianize the tale and just have her spend a happy eternity as a spirit guardian of young lovers.

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"Mary Poppins took no notice. She was gazing thoughtfully out of the window with distant dreamy eyes. 'Once upon a time,' she began slowly, as though she were reading from the sheet of sunlight…"

—P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins Opens the Door

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[04/52] 2025 Reading Challenge | B👑Q: Illustreted book.

Mary Poppins Ritorna - P.L. Travers

«Tutte le cose buone hanno una fine sentenziò Mary Poppins.»

“All good things come to an end, sometimes”, said mary Poppins primly. [Mary Poppins Comes Back - P.L. Travers]

★★★★✩

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"A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns."

P.L. Travers, author (9th August 1899-1996)

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"If I were a hero, the maiden I would set out to rescue would be language." - P.L. Travers

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The Enchanting World of Mary Poppins: A Timeless Musical Extravaganza

"The Enchanting World of Mary Poppins: A Timeless Musical Extravaganza" invites audiences into the whimsical universe created by P.L. Travers and brought to life on screen.

In the realm of musical theatre, few productions can rival the enduring charm and enchantment of “Mary Poppins.” Inspired by the beloved stories of P.L. Travers and brought to life by the creative genius of Disney, this magical musical has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. From the delightful characters to the unforgettable songs, “Mary Poppins” continues to captivate both young…

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There you are.

SAVING MR. BANKS (2013) dir. John Lee Hancock

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Watching a documentary on ABC tonight and this is the biggest thing I’ve taken away from it

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Movie Musical Divas Tournament: FINALE

It all comes down to this. The final round of our Movie Musical Divas tournament includes singer-songwriter, philanthropist, country music queen Dolly Parton, and actress, author, movie musical legend Dame Julie Andrews.

Primarily known for her music career, Dolly Parton nevertheless starred in a select few movie musicals, most notably the fine upstanding brothel owner Miss Mona in the film adaptation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Conversely, Julie Andrews began her illustrious film career with her Oscar-winning performance as Mary Poppins, the titular character in the film adaptation of P.L. Travers's popular book, and continued starring in well-known musicals like The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Victor/Victoria throughout her career.

After weeks of impassioned voting, it's time to crown the Queen of Movie Musicals once and for all. And once again, reminder: this is a movie musical-specific tournament. Thank you.

Julie Andrews (1935- ): Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1964) | Maria in The Sound of Music (1965) | Victoria Grant in Victor/Victoria (1982) | Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) Additional musical/singing roles include: Cinderella (1957), Star! (1968), Darling Lili (1970),

"The QUEEN of the movie musical. Started in so many long lasting favorites. Dressed in drag in Victor/Victoria, thanked the casting director of My Fair Lady in her Oscar Acceptance speech for snubbing her for the role so that she could win an Oscar instead. The voice of so many people’s childhoods and genuinely such an amazing person. Look up the story about her Tony nomination!" - @kingscatt

Dolly Parton (1946- ): The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Miss Mona | The Best Little Special in Texas (1982) | Rhinestone (1984) Jake Farris Additional musical/singing roles include: n/a

"Just look at her." - anonymous

This is Round 7 (finals) of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.

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Hello everyone! Finally, I bring you the post in which you will find a complete list of the literary works I mention in my fic “Pages About You, Pages About Me”!

At the moment, it mentions ALL the book titles referenced from the beginning to the current chapter, and I will update it as we go.

Here you will find the books and comic books mentioned as they were introduced in the fic, following the chapter order. So, for example, if you’re currently on Chapter 8, you can go straight to the part of the list dedicated to that Chapter and see which works were mentioned, without spoiling yourself anything that could pop up on later chapters.

The list includes both works that are explicitly quoted and works that are only briefly mentioned, or are referenced as passing thoughts. Wherever an author is mentioned without any of their specific works being brought up, I will put a book title that might represent them or that I particularly love. If the same author is mentioned in more than one chapter, you will find them added more than once, in each chapter they appear on, but perhaps with a different book title mentioned (we like variety, don’t we?).

Books are blue, comics are red. The titles of Aziraphale and Crowley’s two-person book club, the ones that are the bone and marrow of the story, are also written in bold (and listed only in the chapter in which they make their first appearance).

Chapter 1:

“On a Sunbeam”, Tillie Walden

Chapter 3:

“Persuasion”, Jane Austen

Chapter 4:

“The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer”, Sydney Padua

“Robinson Crusoe”, Daniel Defoe

“Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal”, Christopher Moore

“Practical Demonkeeping”, Christopher Moore

“The Stupidest Angel”, Christopher Moore

“Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness”, Bryan Lee O’Malley

Chapter 5:

“The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton”, George Eliot

“The French Revolution: A History”, Thomas Carlyle

“Alice in Wonderland”, Lewis Carroll

Chapter 6:

“David Copperfield”, Charles Dickens

“A Scandal in Bohemia”, Arthur Conan Doyle

“Little Women”, Louisa May Alcott

“The Happy Prince”, Oscar Wilde

“The Lord of the Rings”, J.R.R. Tolkien

“Bone”, Jeff Smith

Chapter 8:

“Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man”, David Marquez, Brian M. Bendis, Mark Bagley, Sara Pichelli

“Bone: Out from Boneville”, Jeff Smith

“The Secret of the Unicorn”, Hergé

Chapter 10:

“I, Robot”, Isaac Asimov

“The Left Hand of Darkness”, Ursula K. Le Guin

“The Dispossessed”, Ursula K. Le Guin

“Mary Poppins”, P.L. Travers

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind”, Hayao Miyazaki

Chapter 11:

“Genderqueer”, Maya Kobabe

Chapter 13:

“Big Questions”, Nilsen Anders

Chapters 14:

“Letters from Father Christmas”, J.R.R. Tolkien

“A Christmas Carol”, Charles Dickens

“Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days”, Jeanette Winterson

“A Redbird Christmas”, Fannie Flagg

“Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer”, Maya Angelou

Chapter 15:

“Black Clover”, Yūki Tabata

“Drifting Dragons”, Taku Kuwabara

“Dungeon Food”, Ryoko Kui

“This Is How You Lose the Time War”, Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

“Asterios Polyp”, David Mazzucchelli

Chapter 16:

“The Happy Prince”, Oscar Wilde

“Persuasion”, Jane Austen

“Recognize Yourself”, Guillaume Apollinaire

“Leaves of Grass”, Walt Whitman

“The Park Bench”, Christophe Chabouté

Chapter 17:

“Dover Beach and Other Poems”, Matthew Arnold

“The Dispossessed”, Ursula K. Le Guin

“The Chronicles of Narnia”, C.S. Lewis

Chapter 18:

“The Major Works”, Percy Bysshe Shelley (Oxford World’s Classics)

“Collected Poems 1934-1952”, Dylan Thomas

“A Book of Verses”, William Ernest Henley

“Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare

“The Walking Man”, Jiro Taniguchi

“Tales from Moominvalley”, Tove Jansson

“Le Souffle du Vent Dans Les Pins”, Zao Dao

“The Shining”, Stephen King

Chapter 19:

“Four Quartets”, T.S. Eliot

“Gitanjali”, Rabindranath Tagore

“Emma”, Jane Austen

“Watership Down”, Richard Adams

“The Hobbit”, J.R.R. Tolkien

“Maurice”, E. M. Forster

“Opened Ground. Poems 1966-1996”, Seamus Heaney

“Wise Blood”, Flannery O’Connor

“The Remains of the Day”, Kazuo Ishiguro

Chapter 20:

“Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen

“Superman. The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk”, Jerry Siegel, Ira Yarborough

“Oliver Twist”, Charles Dickens

“Batman. The Killing Joke”, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland

“On the Devil, and Devils”, Percy Bysshe Shelley

Chapter 21:

“The New Avengers. Breakout!”, Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch, Danny Miki

“Saga”, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

“Tank Girl”, Jamie Hewlett, Alan Martin

“Deadpool”, Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness

“X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills”, Christopher Claremont, Brent Eric Anderson, Steve Oliff

“My Favorite Thing Is Monsters”, Emil Ferris

“The Hunting Accident”, David L. Carlson, Landis Blair

“Divine Comedy”, Dante Alighieri

“V for Vendetta”, Alan Moore, David Lloyd

“Macbeth”, William Shakespeare

“My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness”, Kabi Nagata

“Blankets”, Craig Thompson

Chapter 22:

“Martin Eden”, Jack London

“Teleny”, (attributed to) Oscar Wilde

“Gabrieliad”, Alexander Pushkin

“The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty”, Anne Rice

“Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda”, Becky Albertalli

“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue”, Mackenzi Lee

“1000 Nudes. A History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939”, Hans-Michael Koetzle, Uwe Scheid

Chapter 24:

“The Double”, José Saramago

“Fables. Legends in Exile”, Bill Willingham

Chapter 26:

“Lumberjanes”, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, ND Stevenson

Chapter 28:

“Action Comics #1”, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

“Maus”, Art Spiegelman

“The Incal”, Alejandro Jodorowsky

“Persepolis”, Marjane Satrapi

“California Dreamin’”, Pénélope Bagieu

“Rooftop Soliloquy”, Roman Payne

“The Brothers Karamazov”, Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, Mark Twain

“One Hundred Years of Solitude”, Gabriel García Márquez

“A Tale of Two Cities”, Charles Dickens

“Mary Poppins”, P.L. Travers

“Dazzler”, Tom DeFalco, John Romita Jr.

“Jessica Jones: Alias”, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos

“The Rocketeer”, Dave Stevens

“Wonder Woman: The True Amazon”, Jill Thompson, William Moulton Marston

“The Park Bench”, Christophe Chabouté

“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, Beatrix Potter

“Goodnight Punpun”, Inio Asano

“Memoirs of Hadrian”, Marguerite Yourcenar

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Stephen Chbosky

“My Brilliant Friend”, Elena Ferrante

“Crime and Punishment”, Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Ulysses”, James Joyce

“Watership Down”, Richard Adams

“Paradise Lost”, John Milton

“Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen

“Martin Eden”, Jack London

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, Stieg Larsson

“Tank Girl”, Jamie Hewlett, Alan Martin

“Jane Eyre”, Charlotte Brontë

“The Divine Comedy”, Dante Alighieri

“Hamlet”, William Shakespeare

Chapter 29:

“Watership Down”, Richard Adams

“Alice in Wonderland”, Lewis Carroll

“Rat-Man”, Leo Ortolani

“Venom – Deathtrap: The Vault”, Danny Fingeroth, Ron Lim

“Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man”, David Marquez, Brian M. Bendis, Mark Bagley, Sara Pichelli

Chapter 31:

“Are You Listening?”, Tillie Walden

“Fun Home”, Alison Bechdel

“The Magic Fish”, Trung Le Nguyen

“Forget Me Not”, Alix Garin

“I Kill Giants”, Joe Kelly

“Daytripper”, Fábio Moon e Gabriel Bá

“Wrinkles”, Paco Roca

“Always Never”, Jordi Lafebre

“Heartstopper”, Alice Oseman

“Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me”, Mariko Tamaki

“Snotgirl”, Bryan Lee O’Malley

“The Summit of the Gods”, Jirō Taniguchi

“Venice”, Jirō Taniguchi

“Safari Honeymoon”, Jesse Jacobs

“Perdido Street Station”, China Miéville

“Blue In Green”, Ram V, Anand RK

“The Arrival”, Shaun Tan

“Red Rackham's Treasure”, Hergé

“Berlin”, Jason Lutes

“Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea”, Hugo Pratt

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”, Ocean Vuong

“The Divine Comedy”, Dante Alighieri

“Dante Shinkyoku”, Gō Nagai

“The Road”, Cormac McCarthy

“The Road”, Manu Larcenet

After the Ending:

“The Lantern Maker and the Wind”, Anthony Crowley, Aziraphale Fell 💚

I hope this list will be useful to you. I hope you find something new to read, too. ❤️

Tagging @goodomensafterdark ? This could be useful to some who follow my fic. 💙❤️

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other people at 7 years old: reading picture books and stuff

me at 7 years old: reading the 208 page mary poppins book by p.l travers