Author: James Matthew Barrie

1Peter Pan (version 2)

By J. M. Barrie

In both the play and the novel, Peter often visits the "real world" of London to listen in on bedtime stories told by Mary Darling to her children. One night, Peter is spotted, and while trying to escape, he loses his shadow. On returning to claim his shadow, he wakes Mary's daughter, Wendy Darling. When Wendy succeeds in re-attaching his shadow to him, Peter takes a fancy to her and invites her to Neverland to be a mother to his gang of Lost Boys, the children who are lost in Kensington Gardens. Wendy agrees, and her brothers John and Michael go along. The dangerous and magical flight to Neverland is followed by many adventures. <BR><BR> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_Wendy#Copyright_status">Information about copyright status.</a>

2Peter Pan

By J. M. Barrie

Peter Pan is the well-loved story of three children and their adventures in Neverland with the boy who refuses to grow up. Swashbuckling, fairy dust, and flight; mermaid lagoons, ticking crocodiles, and Princess Tiger Lily; second to the right and then straight on till morning. You know the story... and if you don't, please start listening immediately! (summary by Meredith Hughes)

3Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

By J. M. Barrie

When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to live in Kensington Gardens, and acquires a goat. (Summary by Peter Eastman)

4Admirable Crichton

By J. M. Barrie

From the author of Peter Pan:<br><br> Lord Loam, a British peer, considers class divisions to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea-parties where servants mingle with his aristocratic guests, to the embarrassment of all. Crichton, his butler, particularly disapproves of this.<br><br> Loam, his family, a maid, and Crichton are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. The resourceful Crichton is the only one of the party with any practical knowledge. Eventually, social roles are reversed, and Crichton becomes the governor. (Intro from Wikipedia & TriciaG)<br><br> <b>Cast</b> (in order of appearance)<br><p>Storyteller/Stage Directions: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3157">TriciaG</a><br>Ernest Woolley: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5637">Anthony</a><br>Crichton: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br>Lady Agatha Lasenby: <a href="http://wildemoose.wordpress.com/">Arielle Lipshaw</a><br>Lady Catherine Lasenby: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6014">Tina Nuzzi</a><br>Lady Mary Lasenby: <a href="http://amingledyarn.wordpress.com/">Elizabeth Klett</a><br>Mr. Treherne: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2825">Ernst Pattynama</a><br>Lord Loam: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5874">Paul Andrews</a><br>Lord Brocklehurst: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6019">DerekP</a><br>Monseur Fleury: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6032">Beverly Scott</a><br>Miss Fisher: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1649">Kalynda</a><br>Mr. Tompsett & Naval Officer: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4570">Bill Mosley</a><br>Tweeny: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5375">BumbleVee</a><br>Lady Brocklehurst: <a href="http://www.woodmr.net/">Michelle R. Wood</a><br><br><strong>Audio edited by:</strong> TriciaG

5Peter and Wendy

By J. M. Barrie

<i>Peter and Wendy</i> tells the classic story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook. (Introduction modified from Wikipedia)

6Echoes of the War

By J. M. Barrie

Short stories with dramatic parts about civilian life in London during the First World War. Some humorous moments. By the author of "Peter Pan". (Summary by JCarson)

7Story of Peter Pan

By J. M. Barrie and Daniel O'Connor

THE STORY OF PETER PAN RETOLD FROM THE FAIRY PLAY BY SIR J.M. BARRIE BY DANIEL O'CONNOR. Basically, Daniel O'Connor took the story from the original play, with the approval of Barrie, and shortened it into a book with music and beautiful illustrations. This shorter book was published before Barrie wrote the longer novel Peter and Wendy using the same plot and characters. (Summary from the fly leaf and Phil Chenevert)

8Peter Pan (version 3 Dramatic Reading)

By J. M. Barrie

"All children, except one, grow up,” begins J. M. Barrie's most famous novel. Barrie then proceeds to tell the story of that one extraordinary exception, Peter Pan, who lives in the Neverland with pirates and fairies and is always having adventures. One night he appears in the nursery of the Darling children and the most marvelous adventure of all begins. Light-hearted though it seems in premise, Peter Pan is a sweet but melancholy tribute to the fleeting innocence of childhood that has endured as a beloved favorite of children and adults alike ever since its first publication. (Summary by Eden Rea-Hedrick) <br><br> Narrator/ Peter Pan: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7131">Eden Rea-Hedrick</a><br>Mrs. Darling: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br>Mr. Darling: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/2825">Ernst Pattynama</a><br>Wendy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a><br>Nana/ The Never Bird: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8447">Anastasiia Solokha</a><br>Michael/ Tinker Bell: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5471">ElleyKat</a><br>John/ The Twins: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8009">Frances Brown</a><br>The Smallest Star/ Liza: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8470">Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett</a><br>Captain Hook: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br>Tootles: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8396">gloriousjob</a><br>Slightly: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6914">Katalina Watt</a><br>Nibs: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8728">Cheryl Michele</a><br>Starkey: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a><br>Smee: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7867">nomorejeffs</a><br>Curly: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8514">Charlotte Brown</a><br>Tiger Lily: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8012">Woolly Bee</a><br>The Voice of Hook's School: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9123">Shakira Searle</a><br>Bill Jukes: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5346">Levi Throckmorton</a><br>Cecco/ Mullins: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8784">Kingof192</a><br>Noodler: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8682">Todd Jenken</a><br>Cookson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8794">LaMar Hawkins</a><br>Jane: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8072">Kimberly Krause</a><br> <br> <b>Audio edited by:</b>Eden Rea-Hedrick, Kimberley Krause, and TimoleonWash<br><br> <b>This project was proof listened by:</b> Eden Rea-Hedrick, Kimberly Krause, and Matt Bohnhoff

9Dear Brutus (dramatic reading)

By J. M. Barrie

At a house in the country 8 guests are invited to enter a magical wood to see what might have happened had they made a different choice in life. Even though they are warned away from the wood, they take a chance and enter. The title comes from Shakespeare: "The fault lies in our selves, dear Brutus, not in our stars...," and summarizes the theme of this play: given a second chance, will people still make the same mistakes? (summary by David O)<br><br> Mr. Dearth: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9173">azureblue</a><br>Mrs. Alice Dearth: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br>Mr. Purdie: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a><br>Mrs. Mabel Purdie: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7766">Maryanka</a><br>Mr. Coade: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>Mrs. Coade: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3816">Bev J Stevens</a><br>Lob: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9155">Natalie Paula</a><br>Matey: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7848">bala</a><br>Joanna Trout: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7679">Libby Gohn</a><br>Lady Caroline Laney: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8923">Sarah Terry</a><br>Margaret: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3157">TriciaG</a><br>Narrated by <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9123">Shakira Searle</a><br>Audio edited by <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a>

10Little White Bird

By J. M. Barrie

"A children's book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one amazing and lyrical collection. This is the first book in which Peter Pan starts to appear. His adventure in Kensington Gardens are first narrated here. Other than that, it offers a magical portrait of contemporary London, and a realistic tale of a family to which every one of us could have belonged." - Summary by Stav Nisser.

11Sentimental Tommy

By J. M. Barrie

"J. M. Barrie is most noted for being the author of Peter Pan, the beloved book about a child who does not want to grow up. The two Tommy novels, as they are collectively referred to, are also about a child who does not want to grow up. Yet, unlike Peter Pan, he has to. Tommy grows up in the slums of London at the end of the 19th century in difficult conditions. This book explores his boyhood. How would his childhood fantasies collide with the hard conditions in which he lives and the reality of his growing up? The Tommy novels are considered semi-autobiographical." - Summary by Stav Nisser.

12Tommy and Grizel

By J. M. Barrie

This book continues Sentimental Tommy, also in the Librivox catalogue. Tommy grows up and marries Grizel. But life is not only roses and rainbows. This book has all the elements of a good love story, but it is also a book about growing up and finding out your distinct voice in the world. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

This play does have Cinderella and a Godmother, Royalty, and glass slippers, but it takes place in WW1 and is certainly not your typical fairy tale! Produced on Broadway in 1916, it was made into a silent movie in 1925. - Summary by ToddHW <BR><BR>Cast list (in order of appearance):<BR> Mr. Bodie: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/167">Peter Yearsley</a><br> Policeman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Cinderella: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11183">VivianWeaver</a><br> Gentleman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10357">Mike Harris</a><br> Mrs. Maloney: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br> Marion: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11193">Amy Deuchler</a><br> Man: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Marie-Therese: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10995">April6090</a><br> Gladys: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Delphine: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Lydia</a><br> Godmother: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Lord Mayor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br> King: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9929">Zames Curran</a><br> Lord Times: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Prince: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11305">Craig Franklin</a><br> One of the Steeds: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11193">Amy Deuchler</a><br> Queen: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> 3rd Prize: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11193">Amy Deuchler</a><br> 2nd Prize: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11193">Amy Deuchler</a><br> Penguin: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4174">Availle</a><br> Maid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a><br> Dr. Bodie: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Danny: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/174">Peter Eastman</a><br> Probationer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Ellen: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Narration: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3645">MaryAnnS</a><br> Edited by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

14Quality Street

By J. M. Barrie

Two sisters living on Quality Street set up and run a school for children after the local doctor heads off to fight Napoleon. Ten years later he returns, thinking that all the adventures have been his, and that the old life in Quality Street has waited, as in a sleep, to be resumed on the day of his return. Katharine Hepburn starred in a movie version made in 1937. The Quality Street chocolates were named after the play. - Summary by ToddHW <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> Valentine Brown – Suitor of Miss Phoebe: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Miss Phoebe Throssel – A School Mistress: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Ensign Blades – A Young Officer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10253">Donald Gilmore</a><br> Lieutenant Spicer – A Young Officer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Susan Throssel – Sister to Phoebe: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Patty – Maid-of-all-work in service of the Throssel sisters: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4174">Availle</a><br> Recruiting Sergeant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">alanmapstone</a><br> A Waterloo Veteran - Old Soldier: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br> Arthur Wellesley Tomson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11567">EikyTavie</a><br> Miss Willoughby: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10303">Jael Baldwin</a><br> Miss Fanny Willoughby: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Miss Henrietta Turnbull: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br> Miss Charlotte Parratt: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10079">Anna Vos</a><br> Isabella: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11180">Diane Alailima</a><br> Harriett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11059">Lauren-Emma Blake</a><br> Gallant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11567">EikyTavie</a><br> Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3645">MaryAnnSpiegel</a><br> Edited By: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754"> ToddHW</a>

Before "Peter Pan" came "The Little Minister", J.M. Barrie's first published novel. This is not a children's book, but reflections on life in a remote village in Scotland. The story opens with the minister and his mother moving into the village of Thrums, where the minister must earn the respect of the villagers, threading his way through class differences, politics and suspicion of the travelling gypsies. But what would happen if the newly respectable minister of Thrums fell in love with a gypsy woman? And how will her secret impact upon them all? (Summary by Beth Thomas)

16Peter Pan (version 4)

By J. M. Barrie

Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, steals Wendy and her brothers away to a magical world called the Neverland. They come face to face with a fairy named Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, savages, pirates, mermaids, a crocodile that ticks, and Peter's nemesis--Captain Hook! The book is filled with excitement, and wonder, and teaches that with happy thoughts, and a little help of pixy dust, you can fly! Peter Pan inspires children everywhere to believe! (Summary by pjcsaville)

17Stories by English Authors: London

By F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill

This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor of J. M. Barrie, of Peter Pan fame. A later and equally humorous story is by Israel Zangwill, also widely known for his exposures of social and economic problems. The immensely popular Marie Corelli’s contribution is the last, and among the most moving. (NB: Though a less prominent writer than some represented here, Corelli was so popular that her literary sales exceeded those of Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells and Rudyard Kipling – combined.) </br> In short, these writers offer great variety as to style, tone and topic, ranging from breezy tales to poignant proofs of the kindness and grace that can underlie the deepest tragedies. But while diverse, these writers have in common that they clearly know and clearly express genuine emotional truth. They hold our attention by conveying their stories honestly. They have no need for the tricks and devices of melodrama, shallow emotionalism, or shocking plot twists. </br> This accomplishment – this evidence of high literary quality – is all the more impressive in historical and social context. They lived in a time of widespread suffering. Yet even as most of these writers begin by drawing our attention to terrible and extensive suffering (and go on by holding it there), they end by keeping our attention in writing clearly and convincingly about important things they really know - leaving us moved, convinced, and a little richer for the experience.</br> - Summary by Kirsten Wever

18Peter and Wendy (Version 2)

By J. M. Barrie

"Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively) which tell the well-known story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who spends his never-ending childhood on the island of Neverland, and his adventure with the ordinary girl Wendy Darling and her brothers. The story was written by Scottish playwright and novelist J. M. Barrie (1860–1937). It features many fantastical elements, including children who can fly, a magical fairy, and mermaids. It was first staged at the Duke of York's Theatre on 27 December 1904, then adapted by Barrie into a novel published in 1911, and since adapted numerous times for film and other media, remaining popular with generations of children and adults."

19Peter Pan (Version 5)

By J. M. Barrie

This delightful book about the Darling children and a boy named Peter, is what started it all. The writing of J.M. Barrie is whimsical and funny throughout but his understanding of children and their imaginations is what sets it apart. (Summary by phil chenevert)

20Alice Sit-by-the-Fire

By J. M. Barrie

"The ever-delightful classic ... produced by Charles Frohman at the Criterion Theatre, New York, on Christmas day, 1905, and which has always been a triumphant play for the talents of the greatest ladies of the theatre, from Ethel Barrymore down to Helen Hays. Alice is the central figure who returns from India to England with her husband, and has the problem of readapting herself to the home and children she had left behind." (Author) - Summary by Author <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> Amy Grey: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Cosmo Grey: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542">David Purdy</a><br> Ginevra Dunbar: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16969">Grace Wereley-Bross</a><br> Fanny: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10087">Sandra Schmit</a><br> Nurse: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Mrs. Grey (Alice): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16957">Dawn Sutton</a><br> Colonel Grey: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14309">Cavaet</a><br> Steve Rollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577">Adrian Stephens</a><br> Richardson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br> Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Editing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>

A ghost story and a haunting story of ageless love. Identified by The Guardian as number 10 on its list of the "Forgotten Plays" that it hoped would be revived. Supposedly looked at by Hitchcock as potential movie material. - Summary by ToddHW <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> Mrs. Otery: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14499">mleigh</a><br> Harry: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a><br> Mr. Amy (Act 1): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12478">Michael Jarvis</a><br> Mr. Amy (Act 3): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17752">redrun</a><br> Mr. Moreland: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Mrs. Moreland: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Mary Rose: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Simon: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Cameron: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12075">MichaelMaggs</a><br> Editing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>

22Shall We Join The Ladies?

By J. M. Barrie

For the past week, the hospitable Sam Smith has been entertaining a country house party, and we choose to raise the curtain on them towards the end of dinner.<br> ‘Shall We Join the Ladies?’ a truly unique mystery play in one act, set around a mysterious dinner party<br> - Summary by Charlotte Duckett This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted.<br> Narrator: Anna Simon Lady Jane: Carol Box Sir Joseph: Andy Minter Lady Wrathie: ashleighjane Captain Jennings: Algy Pug Miss Isit: Lucy Perry Host: Phil Benson Mrs. Preen: Julia Niedermaier Mr. Preen: Viktor Horvath Mrs. Bland: Ruth Golding Maid: Rapunzelina Mr. Gourlay: Piotr Nater Miss Vaile: Diána Majlinger Mr. Vaile: Alan Weyman Mrs. Castro: Charlotte Duckett

23My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke

By J. M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie, the author best known for <em>Peter Pan</em>, pens witty anecdotes of smoking, having quit the habit. He relates various humorous accounts of himself and his friends, both in their relation to My Lady Nicotine and separate from it. If possible, don't miss the enjoyable, copious illustrations by Maurice Prendergast in the text! - Summary by TriciaG