| Two of Them (1893). By: J.M. Barrie (illustrated): Novel (Original Classics) Contributor(s): Barrie, J. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 154295438X ISBN-13: 9781542954389 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8" W x 10" (0.52 lbs) 110 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. The Llewelyn Davies family played an important part in Barrie's literary and personal life, consisting of Arthur (1863-1907), Sylvia (1866-1910) (daughter of George du Maurier), 26] and their five sons: George (1893-1915), John (Jack) (1894-1959), Peter (1897-1960), Michael (1900-1921) and Nicholas (Nico) (1903-1980). Barrie became acquainted with the family in 1897, meeting George and Jack (and baby Peter) with their nurse (nanny) Mary Hodgson in London's Kensington Gardens. He lived nearby and often walked his Saint Bernard dog Porthos 27] in the park. He entertained the boys regularly with his ability to wiggle his ears and eyebrows, and with his stories. He did not meet Sylvia until a chance encounter at a dinner party in December. She told Barrie that Peter had been named after the title character in her father's play, Peter Ibbetson.... |