![]() ![]() The wash-house would later become a model for the Wendy House in Peter Pan. His brother’s death was to have a deep influence on Barrie’s life and work.Įven as a child, James devised and produced plays for himself and his friends, staging them in the wash-house opposite the family home. James tried to replace his late brother in his mother’s affections by dressing as him and attempting to replicate David’s special whistle. This shattered the close-knit family and was particularly devastating for James’s mother, as David was the apple of her eye. ![]() ![]() James was only 6 years old when his older brother David died at the age of 13. He was the ninth child of ten to be born to David Barrie and Margaret Ogilvy. James Matthew Barrie (later Sir James Matthew Barrie) was born on at 9 Brechin Road, Kirriemuir. ![]()
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