J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, was a British novelist and playwright born and educated in Scotland. After moving to London, he authored several successful novels and plays. He is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, a character inspired by the Llewelyn Davies boys whom he met in London.

Barrie first wrote about a baby boy experiencing magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, which led to his 1904 West End fairy play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. The work follows an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy as they embark on adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.