Quality Street is a delightful comedy by J. M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. Set in Napoleonic times, the play follows the story of two sisters who set up a school for genteel children. The arrival of the charming Valentine Brown sparks rumors of a proposal, but when he instead announces his departure to fight in Europe, the sisters are left...More
Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for creating Peter Pan, a story about a boy who never grows up and has magical adventures in Neverland with a girl named Wendy. Barrie lived in Scotland before moving to London where he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy's magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Peter Pan became his most popular work, overshadowing his other successful novels and plays. Barrie gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great...More
Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for creating Peter Pan, a story about a boy who never grows up and has magical adventures in Neverland with a girl named Wendy. Barrie lived in Scotland before moving to London where he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy's magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Peter Pan became his most popular work, overshadowing his other successful novels and plays. Barrie gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children before his death, which still benefits from them today.
Book Summary
Quality Street is a delightful comedy by J. M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. Set in Napoleonic times, the play follows the story of two sisters who set up a school for genteel children. The arrival of the charming Valentine Brown sparks rumors of a proposal, but when he instead announces his departure to fight in Europe, the sisters are left heartbroken. Ten years later, they run the school to make ends meet, and Phoebe has become an "Old Maid" and school mistress, longing for her youth. With the help of her maid, she creates the persona of Miss Livvy, a more flirtatious and lively version of herself. The return of Captain Brown reignites Phoebe's desire for adventure, and she and her sister accompany him to a ball, leading to a series of hilarious misadventures.
James matthew Barrie
