James Matthew Barrie

In this lively and engaging four-act play, Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie tackles the touchy subject of women's roles in marriage with his trademark wit and insight. In an agreement more akin to a business transaction than a whirlwind romance, the Wylies secure the engagement of their good-hearted but plain daughter Maggie to an up-and-coming law student. Over the years, Maggie quietly works her magic behind the scenes, engineering her husband's stratospheric rise. But will it be enough to win his love and respect?

J M Barrie's most famous character, Peter Pan, originated in a whimsical story from his book The Little White Bird. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a revised version of that same story, and the Peter Pan we meet is a younger, slightly different character to the Peter Pan of Barrie's later, better-known works. Peter is a small boy who is, like all boys, part bird. When he hears his future being discussed he flies out the window and away to Kensington Gardens. There he discovers that he is now more boy than bird, and so he is stranded in the park, unable to fly any longer.

From the creator of Peter Pan, "My Lady Nicotine" is one of his earlier works. Focusing on his days as a smoker, J. M. Barrie takes us through his life as a smoker to his last pipe as he begins his non-smoking days. Barrie's humorous essays about his companions, habits and quitting are sure to delight readers.

This novel from Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie pulls off a remarkable feat: its characters spend a great deal of time discussing the do's and don'ts of creative writing, even as the book itself exhibits many of these qualities. In essence, When a Man's Single shows and tells. It's a compelling must-read for literary-minded folks.

This 1891 novel by the creator of Peter Pan established Barrie's reputation as a novelist. Katherine Hepburn starred in the 1934 film version of this love story between a pastor and a secretive, vivacious gypsy who is really nobility rebelling against her guardian. Also in the series: Auld Licht Idylls (1888) and A Window in Thrums (1889).

An Edinburgh Eleven - Pencil portraits from college life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Long ago, in the days when our caged blackbirds never saw a king's soldier without whistling impudently, "Come ower the water to Charlie," a minister of Thrums was to be married, but something happened, and he remained a bachelor. Then, when he was old, he passed in our square the lady who was to have been his wife, and her hair was white, but she, too, was still unmarried. The meeting had only one witness, a weaver, and he said solemnly afterwards, "They didna speak, but they just gave one another a look, and I saw the love-light in their een." No more is remembered of these two, no being now living ever saw them, but the poetry that was in the soul of a battered weaver makes them human to us for ever. It is of another minister I am to tell, but only to those who know that light when they see it. I am not bidding good-bye to many readers, for though it is true that some men, of whom Lord Rintoul was one, live to an old age without knowing love, few of us can have met them, and of women so incomplete I never heard.

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 fantasy was published in 1907 with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. This magnificent keepsake edition features all of Rackham's winsome images of Peter's adventures. Readers of all ages will delight in following the exuberant child as he sets sail in a boat built by thrushes from an island in the Serpentine to the enchanted Kensington Gardens, where fairies dance to the music of his pan-pipes and teach him to fly.

Meet Peter Pan in this his first adventure in Kensington Gardens near The Little White Bird. The original and classic story first published in 1902 by the master story teller Sir James Barrie. The Little White Bird introduces the mythical character Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - these chapters were later published as Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up and lives in a place called Neverland. After befriending Wendy and her brothers John and Michael, he takes them to Neverland where all kinds of amazing adventures happen. Peter Pan and Wendy is a wonderfully magical adventure that both children and adults will love. This is the original and classic story written by J M Barrie first published in 1911 adapted from his play of 1904. Since then many screen adaptions have been shown for the whole family to enjoy. Step into the world of make believe and enjoy this magical story written by a master story teller.

A timeless tale of friendship and adventure. When Peter Pan and his friend Tinker Bell come to visit Wendy, John and Michael, the three children are whisked away from their ordinary lives to the magical and hidden island Neverland. In Neverland they meet the Lost Boys, the ticking crocodile, and Tiger Lily the Princess. With Peter Pan they have many adventures, including a final, thrilling showdown with Peter's enemy, the cruel Captain Hook. Funny, thought-provoking, and filled with action and adventure, the story of Peter Pan has been adapted for stage and film for over a century. In this original novel, he appears as he was first written--naughty, free spirited, the boy who never grew up. Introduced by Ruskin Bond, this classic edition will bewitch and enthrall readers all over again.

What is the true story of Captain Hook? As debut author Joshua B. Gibbs reveals with this swashbuckling story, Captain Hook's true origin will surprise you His story begins on Blackbeard's own ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Scrawny James Crichton may not have the physique of a pirate, but he certainly has the attitude. It doesn't take long for the scheming sailor to take over the ship for himself, but his ambition leads him to a wondrous and frightening new place. In his zeal to replace Blackbeard, James drinks from the tiny vial the pirate captain wears around his neck. He is instantly transported to the island of Neverland. Here, in a land of monsters and myth, the captain can live forever, but it comes at a price. James is ripped away from the only world he has ever known and suddenly dropped into a land where magic is real and all the legends are true. To escape his fairy-tale prison, James turns to the one whose name is whispered throughout the island-Peter Pan. He believes the boy has the key to getting back to the real world, but at what terrible cost?

From the creator of Peter Pan, "My Lady Nicotine" is one of his earlier works. Focusing on his days as a smoker, J. M. Barrie takes us through his life as a smoker to his last pipe as he begins his non-smoking days. Barrie's humorous essays about his companions, habits and quitting are sure to delight readers.

Written before his masterpiece Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie's novel Sentimental Tommy grapples with a number of the same themes that the author would later so memorably enshrine in his best-known work. Both feature a central character who clings to the vestiges of youth and refuses to grow up-often with dire consequences.

The original and classic story written by J. M. Barrie and first published in 1906 is the story of Peter Pan in London's Kensignton Gardens. With cover artwork and inside illustrations by the great illustrator Arthur Rackham. Acclaimed by the Times of London as 'one of the most charming books ever written.'

Lord Loam, a British peer, considers class divisions to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea-parties where servants mingle with his aristocratic guests, to the embarrassment of all. Crichton, his butler, particularly disapproves of this. Loam, his family, a maid, and Crichton are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. The resourceful Crichton is the only one of the party with any practical knowledge. Eventually, social roles are reversed, and Crichton becomes the governor.

The Little Minister is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barrie's birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions.