Echoes of the War - Softcover

Barrie, James Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409712249 ISBN 13: 9781409712244

Publisher: Myers Press, 2015

Synopsis

This scarce book contains a wonderful collection of short stories written by J. M. Barrie, including: The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, The New World, Barbara’s Wedding, and A Well-Remembered Voice. A wonderful collection that will greatly appeal to fans and collectors of Barrie’s work, Echoes of War is a compendium with obvious literary value and rightly deserves a place atop any bookshelf. This book was originally published in 1920 and is proudly republished here complete with a new prefatory biography of the author. Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, most famous for writing the wonderful children’s story Peter Pan. Elected for republication due to its historic and literary value, it is hoped that this text can be enjoyed in years to come as it once was at the time of its original publication.

About this title

About the Author:

J.M. Barrie was born in 1860, the ninth of ten children of hard-working parents in Scotland's jute-weaving industry. Fascinated by stories of her own life told him by his mother, he was determined to write, finding work on the Nottingham Journal after graduating from Edinburgh University. In 1885, he moved to London as a freelance writer and successfully sold the Auld Licht Idylls, a volume based on his mother's tales. By the time Peter Pan opened on the London stage in 1904, Barrie had written more than thirty novels and plays, many autobiographical and several of them major hits such as The Little Minister, Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton. Knighted and awarded the Order of Merit he continued writing into old age. He died in 1937.

About this edition

• Publisher: Myers Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1409712249
• ISBN 13: 9781409712244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148