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Michael Bond

Michael Bond, OBE, (born in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books.

Bond began writing in 1945 and sold his first short story to the magazine London Opinion. In 1958, after producing a number of plays and short stories and while working as a BBC television cameraman (where he worked filming Blue Peter for a time), his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published. This was the start of Bond's most famous series of books, telling tales of a bear from "Darkest Peru", whose Aunt Lucy sends him to England, carrying a jar of marmalade. The Brown family found the bear at Paddington Station, and adopted him, naming the bear after the station. By 1967, Bond was able to give up his BBC job to work full-time as a writer. Paddington's adventures have been published in nearly twenty countries, and has inspired pop bands, race horses, plays, hot air balloons and a TV series. Bond stated in December 2007 that he did not plan to continue the adventures of Paddington Bear in further volumes.

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Born 1926
Died 2017

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  • Cover of: M. Pamplemousse on the spot : a gastronomic mystery

    Cover of edition monsieurpamplemo00mich First published in 1986 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington's 1 2 3

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  • Cover of: Paddington's Magical Christmas

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  • Cover of: Here comes Thursday!

    First published in 1966 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington and the Christmas surprise

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  • Cover of: Paddington Bear and the Christmas surprise

    Cover of edition paddingtonbearch0000bond Cover of edition isbn_9780613229173 First published in 1997 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington at the fair

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  • Cover of: Paddington's colors

    Cover of edition paddingtonscolou0000bond Cover of edition paddingtonscolou0000mich First published in 1987 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington goes shopping

    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington's opposites

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  • Cover of: Olga takes charge

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  • Cover of: Thursday rides again

    First published in 1969 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Michael Bond's Book of Bears

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  • Cover of: Paddington at the Station

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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    First published in 2002 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Paddington's birthday party

    First published in 1942 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Bears, fiction, Bears, Paddington bear (fictitious character), fiction, Pictorial works, Children's stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, France, fiction, Pamplemousse, aristide (fictitious character), fiction, Juvenile literature, Picture books, Private investigators, Aristide Pamplemousse (Fictitious character), Children's stories, English, Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Teddy bears, Guinea pigs, Guinea pigs, fiction, Bears in fiction, Fiction, humorous, Large type books, Olga da Polga (Fictitious character), Ours

Places

France, England, London (England), Londres (Angleterre), Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Paris, Paris (France), Southern France

People

Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Pamplemousse Monsieur (Fictitious character), Michael Bond

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • Bond, Michael
  • MICHAEL BOND
  • Bond Michael
  • BOND MICHAEL
  • BOND, MICHAEL
  • Michaël Bond
  • Michael BOND
  • michael bond
  • Bond M.

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November 2, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
April 7, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import