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Sir James Matthew
British novelist and playwright. He was born in a weaver's family in rural Scotland (now Angus County) in the east of England. I like reading and writing since I was a child. 1882 After graduating from Edinburgh University, I worked as a journalist in Nottingham for two years. 1985 (when he was 25 years old) moved to London, became a freelance journalist and began to write novels and plays reflecting the life of Scots. 19 19- 1922 President of St. Andrews University. 1928 was elected president of the British Writers Association. 1930- 1937 was appointed honorary president of Edinburgh university. His novels belong to the "Garden School", and he is good at describing the local customs of the Scottish countryside with humor and warmth. The most famous is the fantasy drama Peter Pan (1904). In addition, there are many social comedies and dramas, which combine fantasy dramas and social comedies.

He wrote many fairy tales and pantomime for children in his life, among which Peter Pan is his masterpiece and has the greatest influence.

After moving to London, Barry lives near Kensington Park and passes by there every day for work. One day, he saw some children playing on the grass. They build huts with branches, make snacks with mud, and dress up as fairies and pirates in fairy tales. The game attracted a black-bearded writer. He stood by and smiled. Later, a bold child asked him if he would like to play with them, so the black beard writer happily joined the children's game and played until dark. On his way home, Barry found that these children were all his neighbors, and the most active boy was named Peter. Later, the children heard from their parents that Barry was a writer and he was writing a play called Peter Pan, so they surrounded him and asked him to tell the story of Peter Pan. They didn't know they were all in the story until Barry finished speaking. Later, Barry called these children his creative collaborators. When Peter Pan was released, the children each got five pence!

After the premiere of Peter Pan in London, it caused a great sensation among the audience. Later, it was adapted into a fairy tale, translated into a variety of literary works and spread abroad. Comics, commemorative books, printed matter, stamps, etc. The film based on Peter Pan's story is very popular in Europe and America. Since Peter Pan was put on the screen, every Christmas, western countries will broadcast this program on TV as a gift for children.