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Better Dead
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 42

Better Dead

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.

A Bibliography of the Writings of Sir James Matthew Barrie, Bart., O.M.
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 152

A Bibliography of the Writings of Sir James Matthew Barrie, Bart., O.M.

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  • Published: 1928
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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J. M. Barrie - What Every Woman Knows
  • Language: en

J. M. Barrie - What Every Woman Knows

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-07-17
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  • Publisher: Stage Door

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM, was born in Kirriemuir, Angus the ninth of ten children on May 9th, 1860. From early formative experiences, Barrie knew that he wished to follow a career as an author. His family wished otherwise and sought to persuade him to choose a profession, such as the ministry. The compromise was that he would attend university to study literature at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated with an M.A. on April 21st, 1882. His first job was as a staff journalist for the Nottingham Journal. The London editor of the St. James's Gazette "liked that Scotch thing" in Barrie's short stories about his mother's early life. They also served as the basis for his firs...

Quality Street
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 118

Quality Street

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-11-13
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  • Publisher: DigiCat

"Quality Street" is a comedy set in Napoleonic times. The story is about two sisters who start a school "for genteel children". The show was produced first on Broadway, and then in London, where it was a hit, running for 459 performances. It was frequently revived until World War II.

Echoes of the War
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 80

Echoes of the War

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-03-17
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  • Publisher: CreateSpace

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write successfully, it became his best-known work, credited with popularising the name Wendy, which was very uncommon previously. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V in 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in 1922. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, which continues to benefit from them.

James Matthew Barrie
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 362

James Matthew Barrie

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Better Dead
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 88

Better Dead

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007-07
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. Born in Kirriemuir, Angus, the second youngest of ten children, Barrie was educated at the Glasgow Academy, Forfar Academy and Dumfries Academy, and the University of Edinburgh. He became a journalist in Nottingham, then London, and turned to writing novels and subsequently plays. He is also credited for the invention or popularisation of the name "Wendy", as only five records of girls named Wendy can be found before the 1910 United States Census.

The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays
  • Language: en

The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays

Contains: The Twelve-Pound Look Pantaloon Rosalind The Will J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) - in full Sir James Matthew, Baronet Barrie - was a Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer. Barrie became world famous with his play and story about Peter Pan (1904), the boy who lived in Never Land, had a war with Captain Hook, and would not grow up.

The Little Minister
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

The Little Minister

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1908
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright (Wiki).

Plays and Stories
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 370

Plays and Stories

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