JM Barrie

James Matthew Barrie  (1860 - 1937) was a leading exponent of the Kailyard School of Scottish literature, which was famed (and denounced in equal measure) for its overly nostalgic and sentimentalised visions of rural life...
His semi-fictional magazine sketches of life in 'Thrums' (in reality, his native Kirriemuir) established his reputation and provided the platform for his novel-writing which brought him further sucess throughout the 1890s. By 1900, Barrie had turned his attention to the stage and he carved out a lucrative career for himself as a playwright. However, Barrie will be best remembered for a tale he created for the children of friends: Peter Pan. It was to be his greatest success and its popularity has never diminished, due in no small part to the subsequent Walt Disney film adaptation of his story. His later dramatic output contained some of his best writing for the stage but it continued to be overshadowed by The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.


 
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