Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier begins with the sentence "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." The narrator is unreliable, we are not meant to take the statement at face value. Nevertheless, the sentence came to mind when I read that yesterday was the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of Winnie the Pooh.
The reason it came to mind, is because my thoughts instantly went to the final pages of The House of Pooh Corner. Here they are - to my mind among the most poignant passages in all English literature:
The photographs seem strangely blurry - if illegible, try Internet Archive and go to the final chapter.
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