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\nMICHAEL BoND was born in Newbury,Berkshire,in January 1926.He served in both the Royal AirForce and the Middlesex Regiment of the BritishArmy during the Second World War.He first beganwriting in 1945 when he was in the Army,sellinghis first short story to a magazine called LondonOpinion for seven guineas  \nOn Christmas Eve,1956,while working as aBBC cameraman,Michael bought a small toy bearwhich had been left alone on a shelf in a Londondepartment store.Feeling sorry for it,he tookit home and gave it to his wife.They lived nearPaddington station and Michael had often thoughtthat Paddington would make a good name for acharacter.  \nOne day he saw the bear sitting on themantelpiece and it sparked an idea:“When I wrotethose few words,I had no idea quite what a change theywould eventually make to my life.It was really a case ofputting something down on paper in order to get my brainworking that morning.\"Michael soon found that hehad a book on his hands,and in 1958 A Bear CalledPaddington was published with many,many morestories to follow.  \nSixty years later,the Paddington books havesold over thirty-five million copies worldwide andbeen translated into over forty different languages.Paddington continues to touch the hearts of readersworldwide with his earnest good intentions andhumorous misadventures,and has even starred intwo blockbuster movies.  \nMichael Bond was awarded an OBE in July1997 and then a CBE in June 2015.He died inJune 2017,leaving behind one of the great literarylegacies of our time.  \n8:  \nby the same author  \nA Bear Called PaddingtonMore About PaddingtonPaddington Helps OutPaddington AbroadPaddington at LargePaddington Marches OnPaddington at WorkPaddington Goes to TownPaddington Takes the AirPaddington on TopPaddington Takes the TestPaddington Here and NowPaddington Races AheadLove from PaddingtonPaddington's Finest Hour  \nFSC  \nwwwfacorg  \nThis edition first published in paperback in Great Britainby HarperCollins Children'sBooks in 2018  \nPaddington Turns Detective from More About Paddington first publishedin Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd in 1959  \nRevised editions published by Collins in 1997 and HarperCollins Children's Booksin 2003,2014 and 2017  \nA Spot of Fishing from Paddington Abroad first published in Great Britainby HarperCollinsPwblishers Ltd in 1961  \nRevised editions published by Collins in 1997 and HarperCollins Children's Booksin 2003,2014 and 2017  \nAn Unexpected Party from Paddington Marches On first published in Great Britainby HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd in 1964  \nRevised editions published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 1998,2014 and 2017  \n3579408642  \nCollins is an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books Ltd.  \nHarperCollins Children's Books is a division of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd,1 London Bridge Street,London SE19GF.  \nVisit our website at:www.harpercollins.co.uk  \nText copyright ◎Michael Bond 1959,1961,1964,2017  \nllustrations copyright O Peggy Fortnum and HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1958,1959,1960,1961,1964,1966,1968,1974,1979,2018  \nCover illustrations adapted and coloured by Mark Burgessfrom the originals by Peggy Fortnum  \nISBN:978-0-00-827981-3  \nOriginated by Dot Gradations Ltd,UKPrinted in Great Britain byCPI Group(UK)Ltd,Croydon CRO 4YY  \nConditions of Sale  \nThis book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not,by way of tradeor otherwise,be lent,re-sold,hired out or otherwise circulated withoutthe publisher's prior written consent in any form o binding or coverother than that in which it is published and without a similar conditionincluding this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nMIX  \nPaper fromresponsible sources  \nFSC\"C007454  \nThis book is produced from independently certified FSCTM paperto ensure responsible forest management.  \nFor more information 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