#james m. barrie

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The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.

(James M. Barrie)

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Cover illustration by Sandy Kossin (signed lower right

(from https://pangobooks.com/books/70711449-8d38-4be0-b04d-97ac2e9e03d7-7isHwvW5npbX1c8Qe2Eh17dlDVg1 ))

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Publishers' Binding Thursday

This week's publishers' binding is Tommy and Grizel by Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie (1860-1937). This is the first American edition of Tommy and Grizel, which was published in 1900 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The illustrator is not named in the book but we found out that the illustrations are by English cartoonist and illustrator Bernard Partridge. Some of the illustrations are quite strange, featuring ghostly figures and strange captions like "'I woke up,' she said."

The cover was designed and is signed by renowned publishers' binding designed by Margaret Armstrong—her signature MA stamp can be seen in the bottom left of the design. The design includes leafy vines with berries on them (perhaps a nod to Barrie's name?), a shield with two 3-leaved clovers in black and gold, and the title and author's name. On the spine the title and author's name are again stamped in gold accompanied by a floral decoration. The cover is a warm brown book cloth.

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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

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The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

The Little Minister by James M. Barrie

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Following Wendy directions, Neverland is getting ready for Christmas!

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British gay/bi male writers and their social circles

As a great admirer of gay literature, the social circles of gay and bisexual male writers is something that piques my interest. Due to the dangerousness of the matter in the past and also because it revolves around a relatively small niche, it seems that there was high level familiarity between these figures. The United Kingdom, a country whose literary input has abundant homoerotic tones, is a very adequate setting to analyze such a configuration.

I've been building a graph on this subject for some time, and now it seems mature enough for me to post it. It's a diagram based on friendship connections — deep or superficial —, although romantic and family-related connections are also included. Just a mutual recognition of existence isn't enough to justify a connection (otherwise most of them would be linked to Wilde!), and rivalries were not considered too. All the writers included were born during the Victorian and Edwardian eras (1837-1910), where this interconnectivity seemed particularly strong.

This is just an early version, as I imagine there is still a considerable amount of information that I missed. Therefore, I'm very open to suggestions and comments on it!

(Three Irishmen were also included in the diagram: Stoker, Wilde and Reid)

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While I'm still Gaimanposting, does the Other Mother seem to anyone else like a weird hybrid of Peter Pan and Captain Hook? I mean, on one hand Peter is sorta the immortal god of a whimsical but dangerous fantasy world where kids can escape to, and due to his eternal immaturity he's more sinister and selfish than he initially appears. On the other hand, Hook has the animal nemesis and also the weird Freudian dynamic where he's like the fantasy world's alternate version of Wendy's dad (especially given that Hook and Mr. Darling are traditionally played by the same actor).

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Chapters: 1/1- COMPLETE Fandom: Peter Pan Rating: Mature  Relationships: Wendy Darling/Peter Pan Additional Tags: Neverland, Edwardian Period, Romance, Hurt, Betrayal, Mental Institutions, Growing up, Parent-Child Relationship

No matter how viciously Mrs Kilbride, our housekeeper, scrubbed our heads, the fairy dust was buried in our roots, stubborn as fleas. It dusted our pillows when we woke from sleep. The maids spent hours in the garden beating it out of the sheets. Nana running around their legs, barking with each violent thwack.

Wendy deals with her return from Neverland and tries to hatch a plan to be reunited with Peter - but her parents have other ideas.

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Mufasa: The Lion King Trailer

Sooooo, did Mufasa seize the throne from the cub who helped him?

Rafiki tells Simba and Nala's cub Kiara the story of Mufasa; how he met the royal cub Taka, who would later become Scar, and how Mufasa rose to become King of the Pridelands. Timon and Pumbaa join in with their usual banter.

Mufasa: The Lion King stars the voice talents of Aaron Pierre (Mufasa), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Taka), Tiffany Boone (Sarabi), Kagiso Lediga (Young Rafiki), Preston Nyman (Zazu), Mads Mikkelsen (Kiros), Thandiwe Newton (Eshe - Taka's mother), Lennie James (Obasi - Taka's father), Anika Noni Rose (Afia - Mufasa's mother), Keith David (Masego -Mufasa's father), John Kani (Rafiki), Seth Rogan (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), Donald Glover (Simba), Blue Ivy Carter (Kiara - Simba and Nala's daughter), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Nala), Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Folake Olowofoyeku, Joanna Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Abdul Salis, and Dominique Jennings. Songs are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Miranda and Mark Mancina. Additional music and performances are by Lebo M. Barry Jenkins directs.

Mufasa: The Lion King hits theaters on December 20, 2024.

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Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

(James M. Barrie)

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Eef you have love you don't need to have anything else. Eef you don't have eet eet doesn't matter much what else you do have.

Pepe le Pew

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The Leadership Challenge Book Summary: Proven Strategies for Effective Leadership by James M. Kouzes – Barry Z. Posner

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Bestfriends hanging out✨

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