Movie #10 of 2020: Mary Poppins (1964) I’m sure I must have seen this film when I was younger, but it wasn’t a large part of my childhood, and I have no particular nostalgic attachment to the title. I can easily see why it’s a classic, however, as it sweeps audiences along on a jaunty …
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Book Review: Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
Book #117 of 2016: Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers (Mary Poppins #1) I haven’t seen the Disney movie of Mary Poppins since I was a very small child, so I can’t say how the film version compares to this novel. But I’m not exaggerating when I say that the Mary Poppins of the original …
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