
E-text prepared by Al Haines
Photograph of J. M. Barrie
BY - J. M. BARRIE
ILLUSTRATED
ILLUSTRATIONS
J. M. BARRIE............ Frontispiece - The square foot of glass where Jess sat in her chair and looked down the brae
INTRODUCTION
Set on a windswept hill above the small village of Thrums, the story opens in a modest white‑washed cottage whose cracked walls and sagging roof hint at years of quiet endurance. The narrator invites listeners to step through a door that leads to a sparsely furnished room, where four books lie on a wax‑cloth table, and the air carries the scent of old stone and winter snow. Through detailed, almost painterly description, the novel establishes a world where even the simplest objects—knotted‑glass windows, horse‑hair chairs— hold a lingering sense of memory.
At the heart of this world sits Jess, a young woman who spends long afternoons at her window, watching the brae and waiting for a son who has not yet returned. Her quiet longing intertwines with the lives of neighbors and the subtle humor of village life, creating a tapestry of hope and heartache that feels both intimate and universal. Listeners will find a gentle meditation on love, loss, and the way ordinary places can become the stage for extraordinary feeling.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (211K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2007-03-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1860–1937
Best remembered for creating Peter Pan, this Scottish writer and dramatist had a gift for mixing whimsy, tenderness, and a touch of melancholy. His stories often draw on childhood, imagination, and the emotional pull of home.
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