I read myths and fairy tales and books about them a great d… - P. L. Travers

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I read myths and fairy tales and books about them a great deal now, but I very seldom read novels. I find modern novels bore me. I can read Tolstoy and the Russians, but mostly I read comparative mythology and comparative religion. I need matter to carry with me.

P. L. Travers

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Pamela Lyndon Travers (August 9 1899 – April 23 1996) was a British author, born Helen Lyndon Goff in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, best known as the creator of the "Mary Poppins" series of stories.

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Birth Name: Helen Lyndon Goff

Native Name: Pamela Lyndon Travers

Alternative Names: Miss Travers

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