Why didn’t the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh write more detective fiction?

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Mentioned in this episode:

— When We Were Very Young by AA Milne

— Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne

— The House At Pooh Corner by AA Milne

— Mr Pim Passes By by AA Milne

— The Red House Mystery by AA Milne

— If I May by AA Milne

— Bloody Murder by Julian Symons

— Trent's Last Case by EC Bentley

— The Perfect Alibi by AA Milne

— Four Days' Wonder by AA Milne

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— The Rules (Remastered)

— Enter the Watson

— The Death of the Country House

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