My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke by J.M. Barrie is a story about a man's love for tobacco, particularly his favorite blend called Arcadia. The book takes us back to Victorian England, where a group of friends would gather and enjoy smoking their beloved tobacco blend. While the book focuses on the group's smoking activities, it also delves into...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
My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke by J.M. Barrie is a story about a man's love for tobacco, particularly his favorite blend called Arcadia. The book takes us back to Victorian England, where a group of friends would gather and enjoy smoking their beloved tobacco blend. While the book focuses on the group's smoking activities, it also delves into their camaraderie and their ways of having fun. My Lady Nicotine is reminiscent of Barrie's other works, such as The Little White Bird, which also centers on a bachelor spending time with close friends who share the same vices.
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