Sir James Matthew Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish writer, dramatist, and novelist with a rich vein of humour and pathos. He was born at Kirriemuir ("Thrums"), in Forfarshire; began his literary career as a contributor to journals; produced, among other works, "Auld Licht Idylls" in 1888, and "A Window in Thrums," in 1889, and his "Margaret Ogilvie," deemed by some most enduring thing he has written. His "Peter Pan" (1904) is a fantasy for children. It is all about a boy who would not grow up. "The Admirable Crichton" (1902) is among his notable plays.

Wisdom & Quotes

• It's a sort of bloom on a woman. If you have it, you don't need to have anything else; and if you don't have it, it doesn't much matter what else you have.

- What Every Woman Knows

• The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, one sometimes forgets which.

- Sentimental Tommy

Anton Chekhov