Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook The Reader’s Notebook: Pamela Lyndon Travers By Greg Jenkins • Aug 9, 2019 Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook ShareTweetEmail Credit biography.com August 9, 2019 -- Pamela Lyndon Travers was an Australian-English writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Listen Listening... / 3:36 ShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.