Sentimental Tommy & Tommy and Grizel (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Tale of a Young Orphan Boy Growing up in London & ScotlandBy J. M. Barrie
Length26h 45m
About this audiobook
Sentimental Tommy & Tommy and Grizel gathers J. M. Barrie's two linked novels tracing Tommy Sandys from imaginative Scottish boyhood to troubled literary manhood. Set between the fictionalized Thrums and London, the work blends Victorian realism, psychological comedy, and Barrie's characteristic pathos. Its prose is playful yet incisive, exposing the dangers of self-dramatizing sentiment while participating in late-nineteenth-century debates about authorship, masculinity, childhood, and emotional performance. The illustrations further heighten its period atmosphere and theatrical vividness. Barrie, born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, transformed his native town into the recurring imaginative landscape of Thrums, drawing on memory, provincial speech, and the tensions between aspiration and belonging. Long before Peter Pan made him synonymous with eternal childhood, Barrie was preoccupied with the moral ambiguities of fantasy. Tommy's charm, vanity, and creative evasions reflect Barrie's fascination with the artist as both maker and manipulator of feeling. This volume is recommended for readers interested in Scottish literature, Victorian and Edwardian fiction, and the darker roots of Barrie's art. It offers a rich, ironic, and moving study of imagination's power—and its cost.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (180)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length26 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 25, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
11Tommy and Grizel
2Introduction
12Part I (pt. 1)
3Author Biography
13Part I (pt. 2)
4Historical Context
14Part I (pt. 3)
5Synopsis (Selection)
15Part II (pt. 1)
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6Sentimental Tommy (pt. 1)
16Part II (pt. 2)
7Sentimental Tommy (pt. 2)
17Part II (pt. 3)
8Sentimental Tommy (pt. 3)
18Analysis
9Sentimental Tommy (pt. 4)
19Reflection
10Sentimental Tommy (pt. 5)
20Memorable Quotes
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