"Quality Street: A Comedy" by J. M. Barrie is a play set during the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on sisters Susan and Phoebe Throssel as they navigate love, aging, and societal expectations in the charming town of Quality Street. The story begins with the sisters leading a modest life in their blue and white home, sharing gossip and dreams with other unmarried women. Phoebe harbors a special affection for Valentine Brown, a gentleman recruit, and the play uses humor and camaraderie to explore their aspirations and the constraints they face, setting the stage for the unfolding romantic and social complexities.
Quality Street: A Comedy
By J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
In a world of gossip, dreams, and societal pressures, two aging sisters dare to find love amidst the backdrop of war and changing times.
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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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