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Farewell Miss Julie Logan: A Barrie Omnibus: "Little White Bird", "Twelve Pound Look", "Farewell, Miss Julie Logan" (Canongate ... Pound Look", "Farewell, Miss Julie Logan"
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Product Description
This selection of J.M. Barrie's work covers three different genres and all the most telling themes to be found in his writing: Scotland, childhood, fantasy, sexual anxiety and social comedy. The first tale, "The Little White Bird", was the most original exploration of the Peter Pan story.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #91288 in Books
- Published on: 2000-05-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Customer Reviews
Revelatory variety and quality
The three texts in this anthology clearly demonstrate the variety and high quality of Barrie's writing: I found it quite a revelation. The longest of the three texts is The Little White Bird, a strange and at times rather disturbing fantasy which, among other things, explores the nature of artistic creativity and includes Barrie's first version of the story of Peter Pan. This is followed by The Twelve-Pound Look, a satirical play which demonstrates Barrie's affinity with feminism. Finally, Farewell, Miss Julie Logan is a ghost story with a richly Scottish flavour. The three texts are eloquently introduced by Andrew Nash, who offers sensitive and appreciative readings of them with which it would be hard to disagree. A fascinating and very enjoyable read.
