“Mary Poppins herself had flown away, but the gifts she had brought would remain for always..”

— P. L. Travers , book Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Source: Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943), Ch. 8 "The Other Door"

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Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist 1899–1996

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