Secretarial signed autograph note from James Barrie - 1924 with postmarked env.
This is a rare and valuable piece of literary history that will make a great addition to any collector's archive. The letter is from the secretary of James Barrie, the renowned author of Peter Pan, and discusses the topic of amateur rights. It is an original, authentic letter signed by Barrie himself. The envelope included adds to the authenticity of the piece.
The letter is written in English and is dated from 1924, making it almost a century old. Its topic provides insight into the literary world of that time and the issues authors faced. (Gotta love these AI descriptions.)
One page Autograph Note Signed from Sir James Barrie by his secretary to a Mrs. Addison in Dorchester, Mass. regarding arrangements for "amateur rights" to the production of his plays which "will soon be completed." Original postmarked (1924) envelope included - VG condition on "Adelphi Terrace House, Strand W.C.2." letterhead.
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From Wikipedia:
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) 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 (first included in Barrie's 1902 adult novel The Little White Bird), 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.
Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy.[1] Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913,[2] and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours.[3] Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.