P. L. Travers
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Pamela Lyndon Travers was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of books, which feature the eponymous magical nanny.
Travers in the role of Titania in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, c. 1924
Mary Poppins statue in Ashfield Park in honour of Goff (Travers) who lived nearby from 1918 to 1924
Travers' second London home in 50 Smith Street, Chelsea, London
Blue plaque at the address
Mary Poppins (book series)
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Mary Poppins is a series of eight children's books written by Australian-British writer P. L. Travers and published over the period 1934 to 1988. Mary Shepard was the illustrator throughout the series.
The first four Mary Poppins books
Mary Poppins statue in Leicester Square, London