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The creator of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie, was a hugely enthusiastic cricketer of very little talent. That didn't stop him from leading perhaps the most extraordinary amateur cricket team ever to have taken the field. Some of the twentieth century’s most famous writers including A. A. Milne, P. G. Wodehouse, and Jerome K. Jerome, regularly turned out for Barrie’s team between 1890 and 1913. This very Edwardian vision of village cricket, what Barrie called "green fields dotted with white figures on reasonable terms," was only brought to an end by the First World War. In Peter Pan’s First XI, Kevin Telfer weaves cricket, literature, history, humor, and biography to create an entertaining account of this little-known band of cricketing Peter Pans and the age in which they lived.
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Kevin Telfer is the author of The Remarkable Story of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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'Entertaining' -- The Times Literary Supplement 'In this delightful book, Kevin Telfer tells the story of this lifelong love affair and its implications for Barrie and his charmed circle. The book attempts to capture an age and its attitudes and can be enjoyed by even those who do not have a penchant for England's summer game.' -- The Telegraph, Calcutta 'This is a wonderful book, written with great elegance and affection, scrupulously researched and packed full of terrific stories.' -- Spectator
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0340919655
- ISBN 13 9780340919651
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages344
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