J. M. Barrie
1) Peter Pan
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Peter Pan teaches Wendy and her brothers to fly to Never-Never Land, where they share some exciting adventures with Indians and pirates.
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A tale of romance and upheaval in a Scottish village by the author of Peter Pan.
Inspired by his mother's stories of her youth, J. M. Barrie wrote this novel recounting a young man's life in the little village of Thrums, in which the primary industry is weaving. Gavin is a minister in the austere sect known as the Auld Lichts, and he is about to stumble into love-but not without some elaborate complications. In addition, Thrums will be wracked by...
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The magical Peter Pan comes to the night nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. He teaches them to fly, then takes them through the sky to Never-Never Land, where they find Red Indians, wolves, Mermaids and... Pirates. The leader of the pirates is the sinister Captain Hook. His hand was bitten off by a crocodile, who, as Captain Hook explains 'liked me arm so much that he has followed me ever since, licking his lips for the rest...
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Margaret Ogilvy (1897) is a biography by J. M. Barrie. Although he is more widely known as a popular storyteller whose Peter Pan books are filled with the wit and wonder of history's greatest fairytales, Barrie was also a gifted memoirist and biographer. Margaret Ogilvy is the story of his mother and their life as a family in Scotland. Written in tribute to her influence on his life as a professional writer, Margaret Ogilvy was a bestselling book...
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Duke Classics
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Originally a highly popular, long-running play (1904-1913) Peter Pan is the timeless classic about a magical young boy who refused to grow old. Published as a novel known as both Peter and Wendy and The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up in 1911, the story follows Peter's relationship with Wendy, where he eventually persuades her to join him in the fairy tale world of Neverland to be a mother to him and his friends The Lost Boys. But not all is safe in Neverland,...
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Before he flew away to Neverland, the little boy who wouldn't grow up dwelt in the heart of London, with birds and fairies as his companions. This whimsical romp introduces Peter Pan, who discovered the magic of everyday existence amid the trees and flowers of Kensington Gardens-the very place where J. M. Barrie met the children who inspired his classic stories. Acclaimed by the Times of London as "one of the most charming books ever written," Barrie's...
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Sentimental Tommy is a novel by J.M. Barrie. The story revolves around the life of Tommy Sandys, an imaginative and sensitive young man. As he navigates through various experiences, Tommy is forced to confront the realities of life and the consequences of his own actions. He struggles with feelings of sadness and isolation, but ultimately learns the importance of love and forgiveness. The novel is a coming-of-age story that explores the complexities...
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“A Kiss for Cinderella” is a play written by J.M. Barrie. The story revolves around a poor and lonely Cinderella who is transformed into a beautiful princess by the help of a fairy. She attends a ball and meets the prince, who she falls in love with. However, the prince must find the owner of the glass slipper left behind at the ball, and with the help of the fairy, Cinderella's identity is revealed, and she and the prince live happily ever after....
10) Quality Street
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"Quality Street" appeared in 1903, one year before the production of Peter Pan, as Barrie was becoming somewhat of a sensation in the theatrical world. This four-act comedy is an adult fairy tale of sorts, brought to life by Barrie's charming imagination and ability to weave between reality and fantasy. Pheobe Throssel and Valentine Brown are a young couple separated by the Neopoleonic wars for ten years, only to find themselves the unfortunate victims...
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Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, was a Scottish author and dramatist whose works have enjoyed frequent revivals in film and on stage. One of his most penetrating and socially critical plays was "The Admirable Crichton", which first appeared in 1902 at the Duke of York's Theatre in London. The comical play deals with questions of social hierarchy, and sheds light on a society where rank is established...
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The Little White Bird (1902) is a novel by J. M. Barrie. Inspired by his friendship with George Llewelyn Davies, the grandson of writer George du Maurier, Barrie penned this heartwarming tale of imagination and adventure featuring for the first time his beloved character Peter Pan. Broken into short episodes, The Little White Bird follows Captain W., a childless veteran, on his visits to David and his family in Kensington Gardens. Through their friendship,...
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My Lady Nicotine is a humorous essay by Scottish author J.M. Barrie. The author reflects on his love affair with smoking, including the pleasures and difficulties of quitting, and the role of smoking in society. The essay is written in a lighthearted and anecdotal style and provides insight into Barrie's personal life and views on nicotine addiction.
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Duke Classics
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2014
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Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, was a Scottish author and dramatist whose works have enjoyed frequent revivals in film and on stage. One of his most popular plays, "What Every Woman Knows", enjoyed immediate success on both the London and New York stages. The Wylies, an uneducated but well-to-do Scottish family, acknowledges the fact that their charmless daughter, Maggie, may never be married. Arrangements...
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie to you and your family from beginning to end.
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The creator of Peter Pan revisits his ancestral village in this 1889 work. Again he draws upon his mother's stories about a small-town in Scotland; A Window in Thrums is one of Barrie's most poignant novels. Of it he wrote: "It is a sadder book to me than it can ever be to anyone else."
18) Peter and Wendy
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This is the original novelization of Peter Pan by the character creator himself, J.M Barrie!
The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up was a play that received instant success in English theatres which George Bernard Shaw described as "ostensibly a holiday entertainment for children but really a play for grown-up people," suggesting deeper social metaphors in the plot. It has since been adapted into many pantomimes, musicals, motion pictures and animations.
The...
19) Mary Rose
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This antiquarian book contains J. M. Barrie's 1929 play: "Mary Rose". During a trip to a remote Scottish island as a child, Mary Rose mysteriously vanishes. The island is searched endlessly to no avail, until Mary unbelievably reappears as strangely as she had vanished, having no recollection of being lost at all. Years later as a young mother and wife, Mary revisits the island with her husband and once again vanishes without a trace. Reappearing...
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Peter and Wendy is the timeless tale of childhood innocence and limitless imagination. Allow yourself to be whisked away to Neverland, battle pirates, and fly with fairies in J. M. Barrie's beloved children's classic.
Wendy Darling is sound asleep in the nursery with her brothers, John and Michael, when she's abruptly pulled from her dreams by a curious boy who's lost his shadow. The boy introduces himself as Peter Pan and invites the Darling children...