"Auld Licht Idylls" by J. M. Barrie is a series of stories set in a close-knit Scottish town in the 1800s. The stories focus on the daily lives and traditions of the working people there and how they cope with their problems. The story shares details about the customs of the town. The main character is a school teacher who watches and engages with the unusual people in the community. We meet the schoolmaster as winter settles in who faces the tough conditions of his life, including the dangers of hunger and the cold as he looks forward to better days. Through his experiences, the book paints a lovely yet sad picture of life in a small Scottish town.
Auld Licht Idylls
By J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
In a remote Scottish town, a schoolmaster grapples with the loneliness and hardships of winter as he observes the unique lives of those around him.
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About the AuthorSir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.
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