c1930 Crown Devon JM Barrie Kirriemuir A Window in Thrums commemorative cup and saucer CLT28 : 4 results priced between £0.00 and £50.00

A pretty little coffee cup and saucer by Crown Devon dating to around 1930. Please note that the handle has been broken off and repaired in the past - check the final photographs. Titled The 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...

James Matthew Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland in 1860. Peter Pan was inspired by the author's friendship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie would tell George and Jack Llewyllen-Davies - the original lost boys - stories about Neverland. He originally wrote the story as a play and its first performance in 1904 was a hit. Barrie then adapted the play into the 1911 novel Peter Pan and Wendy. He was made a baronet in 1913 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1922. J.M. Barrie died on June 1...

Table of Contents; Introduction; I; V; X; XV; XX; Biography of J.M. Barrie.