Remembering Christopher Robin: Escaping Winnie-the-Pooh

This a story from a hundred years ago about a child framed by his father as the hero of one of the most famous children's characters in recent history. His parents wanted a girl and initially treated him as one. This, together with distant parents and an overwhelming Nanny, left him terminally shy and lacking in self—confidence. Initially unable to escape from him his fictional self, he became an object of continued interest from a non—understanding public. His saving came in the form of be...