Alice Sit-By-The-Fire [Paperback]

J. M. Barrie (Author)

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Publication Date: July 20, 2007

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.

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About the Author

The works of playwright-novelist James M. Barrie (1860-1937) have delighted both young and old for a century. From childhood he was determined to be a writer.

James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He was the ninth child and third son of David and Margaret (Ogilvy) Barrie. His father was a weaver. Barrie attended Glasgow Academy and Dumfries Academy. In 1878 he enrolled in Edinburgh University, where he graduated in four years with a master's degree.

Barrie's best-known play, Peter Pan, was first presented in 1904. It is the story of a boy who refuses to grow up and creates his own world of Indians, pirates, and fairies. It was adapted as a play with music (1950), and as a musical comedy (1954, revived in 1979) that was also performed on television. Peter Pan was also made into a silent film (1924) and a feature-length animated cartoon (1952). Barrie retold the play in narrative form as Peter and Wendy (1911). Because he wanted his creation to benefit youngsters as much as possible, Barrie donated his rights to Peter Pan to a London children's hospital. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Book Jungle (July 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594628955
• ISBN-13: 978-1594628955
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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