This novel revolves around the career of a young Scot named "Rob Angus". Despite being born into a working-class family in a small Scottish village, he is remarkably talented and intelligent. Unfortunately, his literary pursuits are interrupted when he has to take care of his sister's young child. Tragically, the child dies while attempting to...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.
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This novel revolves around the career of a young Scot named "Rob Angus". Despite being born into a working-class family in a small Scottish village, he is remarkably talented and intelligent. Unfortunately, his literary pursuits are interrupted when he has to take care of his sister's young child. Tragically, the child dies while attempting to deliver a letter that offered Rob a position at an English newspaper. After the child's death, Rob is free to pursue his career and moves to Silchester to work as a reporter for the Daily Mirror. The novel is full of amusing anecdotes about his experiences as a reporter and reviewer, and his romantic relationship is also quite compelling.
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