A Window in Thrums (1889), by J. M. Barrie (illustrated): Auld licht idylls (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781532737190)

A Window in Thrums - the story of the "untrue son" - is one of several novels about the fictional village of Thrums, said to be modeled on Barrie's home town of Kirriemuir. About the Author Barrie was a Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan, a supernatural fantasy about a boy who refused to grow up. The son of a weaver, Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh. He took up journalism, worked for a Nottingham newspaper, and contributed to various London journals before moving to London in 1885. His early works, Auld Licht Idylls (1889) and A Window in Thrums (1889), contain fictional sketches of Scottish life. The publication of The Little Minister (1891) established his reputation as a novelist. During the next 10 years Barrie continued writing novels, but gradually his interest turned toward the theater From 1930 until his death he was chancellor of the University of Edinburgh.

Author: James Matthew Barrie
ISBN-10: 153273719X
ISBN-13: 9781532737190
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2016
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.30d