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Peter Pan, written by legendary author James M. Barrie is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Peter Panis required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by James M. Barrie is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Peter Panwould make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library. ... Read more

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This classic fantasy relates the life of Peter Pan, a boy who ran away to Never-Never-Land to be a child forever. In search of his missing shadow, Peter finds Wendy, Michael, and John Darling, three children he brings back with him to Never-Never-Land for adventures with his enemy, the pirate Captain Hook. Flight enabled by the fairy Tinker Bell's pixie dust and encounters with Indians enliven the tale. Peter and the children must eventually choose between remaining with each other and returning to their respective homes. ... Read more

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Lousy Editing Job
I have read "The Little Minister" by J. M. Barrie in the past, and the story itself is wonderful.

However, I do have a complaint with the company (The Book Jungle) that published this edition.

Apparently this edition was not proof read, because there were countless errors.

1.Many spots where whole blocks of paragraphs were missing from a chapter, or interspersed in another chapter altogether.

2.Several spots where there were duplicated blocks of paragraphs in the same chapter.

3.Many inappropropriate spelling errors.

4.Punctuation errors, for example periods in inappropriate places, breaking up the sentence structure in the wrong spots.

Overall, I was very disappointed in this particular edition.I have to say it was the worst publication of a book that I have ever read.

And the sad thing was, it cost almost $20.00

Buyers beware!

A Little Diamond
While I couldn't find the World Syndicate 1933 hardback edition that I read of J.M. Barrie's tale first copyrighted in 1891, I did get caught up in the events of the story.The protagonist is a minor character in terms of involvement that recounts the events of the little minister Gavin Dishart.At age 21, Dishart has graduated from university and assumes his first church of the Auld Licht, moving to Thrums with his mother Martha.There with housekeeper Jean they move into the parsonage.The story is told through the eyes of the schoolmaster, who we learn is a biological relative unbeknownst to Gavin.The people of the district are primarily weavers.Their thick brogues are written into the dialogue with unusual words (ken, syne, dominie) that take a bit of time to get used to for the modern reader.For instance Rob Dow talks about the upcoming rain with this response: "Ay," said Tosh eagerly, "but will it be a saft, cowdie sweet ding-on?"You get the sense that they're considering whether it'll be a hard or soft rain, but the specifics zoom past the modern reader not used to the brogue.(I found it interesting that one townsman is named Peter Tosh whose name would be today better known to me as a reggae singer from Jamaica!)

A strike squelching by the military and police is outmaneuvered by the information spread by a gypsy referred to as "the Egyptian."After the opening salvo, the events of the story become less political and more personal as Gavin slowly falls in love with the Egyptian, Babbie, who hides a false identity.With complications made by Lord Rintoul who also wants to marry Babbie for her beauty, the story becomes a romance between money and love.Barrie throws in a bit of adventure with a major flood that rearranges the landscape before bringing the story to conclusion.I found the story to be charming with themes and characters that still speak to us today.This story is a little diamond, well worth dusting off by the modern reader.Enjoy!

great book
I recently picked up a copy of this book at the Lenox used book sale.My copy was inscribed by someone who gave it as a present in 1941.The book jacket says that it is a "children's book" but that's along the lines of saying that Gulliver's Travels is a children's book.The author is the same one who wrote Peter Pan.

It was written around the turn of the century and its style is a little bit more Victorian.However, it is a very interesting book, and I was fascinated by it.(Not quite fascinated enough to read it in one sitting, but fascinated enough that it was hard to tear myself away.)

The narrator is a man who was in love with a woman and circumstances separted them.Now, about 20 years later, she moves not far away from him with her son.The focus is on the circumstances involving the son, which is basically a simple love story.

Nothing original here, but some of the language is very poetic, and he tells a gripping story.Those who are interested in such things will enjoy the Scottish dialect and description of the lifestyle of a small Scottish weaving town. ... Read more

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Married by special agreement to John Shand, Maggie Wylie proves to be a highly effective voice for her politician husband. One of the author’s most realistic and important theatrical works—graced with flashes of sly humor and dramatic irony—entertainingly develops the theme that behind every successful man is a woman.
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Our Only Joke
J.M. Barrie's "What Every Woman Knows" premiered on Broadway in December 1908 at the Empire Theatre and ran for 198 performances with Maude Adams in the lead as Maggie Wylie.It was revived on Broadway in 1926 and ran from April to December for 268 performances with Helen Hayes in the lead role.It was briefly revived on Broadway a third time in November 1946 for 21 performances with Eli Wallach playing one of the ensemble and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as the butler.

With the play now 100 years old, it remains an interesting piece.Maggie Wylie is a plain country girl whose family despairs that she will never be able to find a husband because she's not good looking.A young student John Shand comes home from the university and tries to burglarize their house, not to steal anything but to sneak in and read the many books in their house.Shand left the university because of a lack of funds.Maggie's brothers James and David and her father Alick decide that they will front Shand the money to get his degree IF he will sign a contract that after graduation he will marry Maggie, providing that she wants to go through it.

Act II picks up six years later.John Shand has not only graduated, but he has just been elected to a seat in Parliament.Maggie offers to release him from his contract, but John announces to the election night audience that Maggie is the future Mrs. Shand.

Act III takes us yet a few more years into the future and John has become a successful politician known for wit that has even caused his sayings to be known as "shandisms."The Comtesse is an elegant upper-class woman who discovers the truth that Maggie, who modestly claims only to type her husband's speeches, is responsible for much of the witty language and humor that has made him famous.She even influences his platform such as supporting women's rights.However, a complication is thrown into the mix as John, who is fully convinced that he is responsible for his own success, decides that he is really in love with the Comtesse's niece Sybil.John gives Sybil a ruby pendant on his second wedding anniversary to Maggie and announces his love for Sybil.Maggie knowingly implores him to delay the announcement of their separation which will probably ruin his political career until after a major political speech he is set to deliver.She further asks the Comtesse, who has become an admirer of the quiet way that Maggie supports her husband and defers to him, to invite her niece Sybil and her husband John to the Comtesse's country home so that John can work on his speech.John is convinced that Sybil will inspire him.

Act IV picks up about three weeks later.The bloom is off the lily as far as John and Sybil's romance.Neither can stand the other.Furthermore, John has sent a draft of his speech to his political friend Venables who cancels Shand's invitation to speak because the speech lacks his usual spark.Maggie has meanwhile "typed" a new version of the speech and forwards it to Venables just as she arrives to announce her intention to return to the country with her brothers.Sybil breaks up with Shand, much to his relief.Venables loves the new speech.Shand discovers how much he is dependent on Maggie.Maggie says as the curtain falls, "Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.It's our only joke.Every woman knows that."Finally, the couple laughs and reunites as the lights fade.

"What Every Woman Knows" is a bit dated.Maggie's willingness to defer to her husband may seem quaint to our era where romantic relationships are more partnerships.However, the action and story are still gripping.Some of the British political customs are a bit unfamiliar Stateside.However, this is an interesting play that could be revived successfully with a strong cast.Enjoy!
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Charming storybook version (authorized by Barrie himself) of perennial childhood favorite. Reprinted complete with illustrations and musical selections (vocal and piano) from the original stage production. Over 40 illustrations perfectly capture the fanciful turns of mood and plot. New introductory Note.
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delightful story
This book tells the fascinating story of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Darling children and their adventures in Never-Never-Never Land. They fightwith pirates and enjoy their freedom. Some of the original illustrations byAlice B. Woodward are included here as well as modern plates. A nice bookespecially for young readers ... Read more

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Publisher: C. Scribner's SonsPublication date: 1900Subjects: English fictionFiction / ClassicsFiction / LiteraryFiction / BiographicalJuvenile Fiction / Family / SiblingsJuvenile Fiction / Social Issues / FriendshipLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Voltaire at his most sarcastic
This was required reading for a graduate course in the Humanities.A great story and important historical work in literature.Voltaire was a Renaissance Christian humanist who played a role in the development of the Enlightenment.

On the one hand, the structure of his novel Candide is Homeric, it is the journey narrative, the hero with a thousand faces, but it is a satirical restructuring of that classical motif of the hero on a quest.What is the importance of the quest in Candide?What is the quest about in the classical sense?The quest is about learning.In the classical sense the hero leaves, has to acquire some sort of knowledge, learn a set of skills that is going to help him or her enact the quest surmount the obstacles that they encounter at one point or another, and the finally what does the hero have to accomplish?What is out there the "Holy Grail" The prize, the whole quest is about attaining some sort of ultimate end or some sort of ultimate knowledge.Does it end there?No, you got to go back with that knowledge, because the quest is never just about attaining the goal, it's about bringing it home to make everybody better, to restore the community.The individual quest, the heroic quest in the classical sense always has a larger social corrective end.The purpose of the individual, the function of the individual all depends on his ability to return to the collective, whatever it is that he has found that he has acquired that is going to change the way things are.Now how does that compare to the journey or quest narrative in Candide?Contrary to the notion of what prepares us for the world, OK here is the important structure of the journey or the quest, and the critique of knowledge by Voltaire.It is contrary to the idea of the knowledge that we acquire prepares us for the world.That each new bit of knowledge that we acquire, prepares us for the next step, and prepares us for the next stage.Contrary to the idea that life is somehow to be understood or that human history is somehow to be understood as a journey organized around progress, around betterment advancement acquiring new knowledge more knowledge more science more learning, we're getting better again, Candide tells the story that goes in the opposite direction.So, then you acquire knowledge and then you spend the rest of the journey finding out that the knowledge is useless, bit by bit, and every lesson you've acquired has to be cast aside, everything you learn you have to abandon.Instead of gaining and getting better, it is throwing off, letting go, and getting worse.Where does Voltaire want us in the end to think of the notion and narrative of progress?


Of course, you know that Candide is steeped in so many of the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750's.One of his big critiques is of the philosopher Leibnitz who said that `this is the best of all possible worlds," the idea championed by Leibnitz was a simple version of the philosophy espoused by enlightenment philosophers that the existence of any evil in the world was a sign that god was not entirely good or very powerful.The idea of an imperfect god would be nonsensical.So if you are a philosopher who takes for granted that god exists, you would have to conclude logically; and here is where humanities and Christianity really start messing with each other in all kinds of obvious ways, that god is perfect if you logically conclude that god exists.Therefore, his creation, the world, and man must also be perfect.According to many enlightenment philosophers, people perceived imperfections of the world only because they do not get the plan.This is a teleological idea of the world.Now obviously Voltaire does not accept this theory, or that god or any god has to exist.Therefore, he makes fun of the idea that the world is completely good.Much of the novel is a satire addressed to the notion that the optimists who witness countless horrors and unbelievable injustice such as floggings, robberies, and earthquakes will always find a way to write it off.They will say, `oh well there must be part of a plan, even though none of these calamities seem to serve any good at all it must point to human cruelty ignorance and barbarism and points to the indifference of the natural world.Pangloss the philosopher in the book throughout the story is always trying to find some justification forthe terrible things that he sees and the arguments that he makes seem increasingly to be absurd, like his quote that "Syphilis needed to be transmitted from the new world to Europe so that Europeans couldtaste new world delicacies.What other things is Voltaire criticizing here that connects to some of the debates that define the enlightenment period of the 1750's Religion?Religion- He criticizes the whole hypocrisy of religion.In the book, Voltaire has a parade of corrupt hypocritical religious leaders who are like the Pope that has a daughter (should have been celibate).Hard line Catholic inquisitors, a Franciscan monk who should have vow of poverty but is a jewel thief.Here Voltaire provides countless examples of the immorality and hypocrisy of religious leaders, he does not really condemn believers per say, he is really out to attack church leadership and church hierarchy.For example Jacques, who is an Anabaptist is arguably one of the most generous and humane characters.

What else does Voltaire criticize or satirize?Wealth- money corrupts; Candide seems to have more problems when he has lots of money.Things get worse he gets unhappy.An interesting point, Voltaire was deeply involved in a debate with the many deep thinkers of his time, most notably was Rousseau, who lambasted the aristocracy.Voltaire himself really moved very comfortably among aristocratic circles and interestingly the French enlightenment philosophy really took off among the French aristocracy.Since they had the leisure time to contemplate so many of the new ideas in reason, science and rationalism and his notions of progress and advancement were ideas that were principally championed and discussed by members of the French aristocracy.Therefore, it was among some of the idle members of the French aristocrats that these enlightenment philosophers were able to find their most ardent followers.Despite the fact that the church and the state were not more often that not completely allied with each other, kings could be attracted on occasion to arguments that seemed to undermine the authority of the church.The fact that the aristocrats were very much unaware of the precariousness of their position tended to make them overconfident.Dabbling in some new ideas that were part of the enlightenment movement caused them not to take seriously the kind of jeopardy they were in or what the enlightenment would lead to in the championing of the common man and the overthrow of the French aristocracy.Because they found these ideas somewhat new, interesting, and exciting and they did not really see this as at all leading inexorably to the demise of the aristocratic class.Now of course it was thinkers like Rousseau not at all like Voltaire on this particular point that made his chief adversary.Rousseau distrusted the aristocrats out of a hunger to overthrow the class but because he believed that people of wealth betrayed decent traditional values.Rousseau opposed the theatre, which is Voltaire's lifeblood; he shunned the aristocracy, which Voltaire very much courted.He courted their attention he courted their interests.Rousseau argued for something dangerous like democratic revolution, and Voltaire argued that equality was impossible it would never come about.Rousseau argued that inequality was not only natural but that if it were taken too far it would make any decent government a total impossibility.Voltaire was very charming and witty, which led largely to his success in moving about aristocratic and social circles.Rousseau insisted on his own correctness and was not a charming person to be around; he was very intense and very serious about his ideas.Voltaire endlessly repeated the same handful of core enlightenment notions, where as Rousseau was a deeply original thinker.Who was always challenging his own way of thinking contradicting himself, coming up with ideas on the equality of education, the family, the government, and the arts in a matter that was much more radical than Voltaire was ever willing to go along with.They were both skeptics, and Voltaire is nothing if not a skeptic.

What does Voltaire do with the idea of philosophy in Candide?Philosophy- What is the value of philosophical speculation?It is useless for Voltaire; it is one of Pangloss' biggest flaws.Abstract philosophical argument is not based on any real world evidence.In the chaotic world of this novel, philosophical speculation repeatedly proves to be useless, and at times even dangerous.Time and again it prevents the characters from making any useful assessment of the world around them, it prevents them from bringing about any kind of change, it prevent them from thinking that they might try to bring about some social change.Pangloss is the character most susceptible to this kind of foolishness.Example, while Jacques is drowning, Pangloss stops Candide from saving him by proving that the bay was formed for Jacques to drown in.Therefore, at the end of course at the novels conclusion Candide rejects Pangloss' philosophies.If philosophical speculation is useless, what does Voltaire suggest you put in its place?Hard practical work in general.Therefore, it is somewhat surprising in that sense that this judgment against philosophy that is portrayed in the book becomes very dramatic when we think about Voltaire's own status as a philosopher.

What about the garden at the end of the novel?At the end of the novel Candide defines happiness in raising vegetables.On the one hand it is indicative of the turning away from the following of philosophy, from the abstract speculative nature of philosophy towards something hands on something pragmatic.Does the garden have a symbolic resonance to it?Is it related to the Garden of Eden?For Adam and Eve the garden is the beginning of their troubles, here it is the end of their troubles.It is the end of the narrative the end of their quest, their journey, and the end of their travails.This is where they wind up this is where they retreat.In the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve do not have to work to have fruits of the garden; this garden requires work, and constant tending.In that I think the garden here represents much, more in a very different way than the biblical garden represents.An embrace of life, but an embrace of life of what?For all the horror, hardships, and nightmares that these characters experience throughout the entire course of the text, at the end, they embrace life; they take it they say yes.

The status of knowledge in Voltaire, what do we know?The garden is a final retreat from activism, or social engagement in the world.Finally, what Voltaire is saying is look go back to the basics.Do not try to change, analyze the world, or try to speculate about the nature of our existence.Retreat into your own sphere and do not mess with the world around you, because ultimately you are powerless, to do anything in this world.I think Voltaire is commenting on in a sense the Utopian impulse and imagination.Specifically as it influenced enlightenment philosophers of the period with respect to the notion of progress and advancement.

Recommended reading for anyone interested in history, psychology, philosophy, and literature.

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The life of J. M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, told in very simple language. ... Read more

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SIR JAMES M. BARRIE A BIBLIOGRAPHY SIR JAMES M. BARRIE A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH FULL COLLATIONS OF THE AMERICAN UNAUTHORIZED EDITIONS BY B. D. g. UTLER NEW YORK GREENBERG PUBLISHER To Villa ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The formality of making written acknowledg ments does not seem sufficient to convey the com pilers real appreciation for assistance so willingly given him. It is only to be hoped that those who helped will not be disappointed by the collected result. Among those collectors and booksellers who have helped me I wish particularly to give thanks to Mr. T. W. Schreiner of New York, Mr. M. L. Par rish of Philadelphia and Lawson M. Melish of Cincinnati. I am further indebted to Mr. Alexander Woollcott who, by the way, is not an English actor. I have also been aided by James F. Drake, Inc., Mr. Grant of Duttons rare book department, Mr. Whitlock of Scribners rare book department and Mr. Whedock of Charles Scribners Sons. I have been very fortunate in being able to hold interviews with Mr. V. M. Corycll, John W. Lovcll and Frank F. Lovell. These gentlemen were active in the nineties and contributed much to American publishing history. I thank them again, here, for their assistance. I wish also to extend a word of gratitude to Mr. Charles Martd, Chief of the Catalogue Division of the Library of Congress. New York City January, 1931 CONTENTS FOREWORD 3 A NOTE ON THE AMERICAN PIRATED EDITIONS . 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY 13 COLLECTED EDITIONS 193 PREFACES AND INTRODUCTIONS 207 BOOKS ABOUT J. M. BARRIE 215 PRICES AND PRICE TRENDS 223 ADDENDA 235 INDEX 237 SIR JAMES M. BARRIE A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOREWORD Following in the footsteps of another is not, perhaps, the most pleasant of occupations, but at least it has its advantages. In the present in stance, where a Bibliography of Barrie is the purpose, the compiler has been greatly aided by Mr. Herbert Garlands previously published work on the same subject. Without the guiding influences of Mr. Garlands book this volume would not at the present time be possible. Chiefly, this compiler has been concerned with the American editions of Barries works, the sifting out and pinning down of the vast amount of piratical publications which were the forerunners of the authorized Scribner editions. And when it is considered that descriptions of the Scribner publications demand for them selves a large amount of space, it will be seen readily that the material supplied by America is sufficient to constitute a book in its own right. A book, yet not a Bibliography. Hence the Eng lish editions, with those corrections and addi- 3 ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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J.M. Barrie-a literary genius
With Peter and Wendy J.M. Barrie provides proof of his literary genius. Most remakes of the famous tale of Peter Pan and the darling children are simple, purely adventure, and of course gentle in the emotional department. J. Barrie provides the reader with sarcasm that protrays Wendy as shallow, sheltered, and perfectly snobbish. This is a great difference from other works which make her out to be an overly caring angel. Wendy forgets her parents almost as fast as her siblings do and all the while she is positively sure the window will always be left open. This is a wonderful social comment on the relationship between children and adults. J.M. accurately depicts children as thoughtless brats who care nothing of the consequences of their actions and have a warped faith in their parents in that whatever they do they will always be looked after. He also depicts parental figures as accepting to even the worst of children's actions. Along with this great comment on relationships, Barrie provides us with social commentary on the wealthy class of England. Mrs. Darling does nothing but attend parties, sew and aimlessly wander worrying over her children. Mr. Darling is a bumbling idiot who sleeps in a kennel as to punish himself for the missing children. The violence in Peter and Wendy is amazingly strong-but for good cause. The realization that Barrie poses with the many slain Pirates, Peter's close calls with death and many lost boys killed is needed and a brilliant comment on society. There is no softness and even more importantly-no remorse from the boys. In the end when the Darling's arrive home, little Michael says of his father "He's not as big as the Pirate I killed."Barrie's characterization of Peter Pan is magnificent. Peter cares nothing about growing up or others in general, forgets his victims after he has killed them, thinks only of himself, knows the reality of parents and that they may not always "leave the window open", and eventually forgets Wendy. Sad, but true. Peter Pan, although his brattiness suprisingly annoying at times, is a complex, ambiguous character. His emotions run strong when Wendy tests his feelings for her, mothers, and of course growing up. The saracastic tone drives the wonderful syntax and diction of Barrie.This a great novel which is perfect for both literary analysis and entertainment. A geniunely beautiful read! ... Read more

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My Lady Nicotine - A Study in Smoke is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, though he penned numerous other plays and novels. ... Read more