J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Item #2354337
ISBN: 0300098227
2nd printing. Minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
xx, 323, [1] pp. J.M. Barrie, Victorian novelist, playwright, and author of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, led a life almost as magical and interesting as as his famous creation. Childless in his marriage, Barrie grew close to the five young boys of the Llewelyn Davies family, ultimately becoming their guardian and devoted surrogate father when they were orphaned. Andrew Birkin draws extensively on a vast range of material by and about Barrie, including notebooks, memoirs, and hours of recorded interviews with the family and their circle, to describe Barrie's life and the wonderful world he created for the boys. Originally published in 1979, this enchanting and richly illustrated account is reissued with a new preface to mark the release of Neverland, the film of Barrie's life, and the upcoming centenary of Peter Pan.
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