The stories depicted life within the 'Auld Lichts', a religious sect which his grandfather had joined. He eventually reworked this story into a trilogy of novels: 'Auld Licht Idylls' (1888), 'A Window in Thrums' (1890), and 'The Little Minister '(1891). Meanwhile he started working on short stories based on the life story of his grandfather. Following graduation, Barrie worked as a staff journalist for the newspaper 'Nottingham Journal'. While a college student, he started working at the newspaper 'Edinburgh Evening Courant' as their drama reviewer.

Barrie enrolled at the University of Edinburgh.

Barrie aspired to become a professional writer, but his family insisted that he must attend university first. The play was denounced by a local clergyman for its supposed immorality. While a teenager, he wrote and produced his first play: 'Bandelero the Bandit'. He was also part of a drama club at Dumfries. Barrie was part of a group which liked to re-enact the adventures of pirates.

He also enjoyed reading the juvenile fiction of Robert Michael Ballantyne ( 1825 - 1894), and the historical novels of James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851). He enjoyed reading penny dreadfuls, serial literature sold at a cheap price. In 1874, Barrie was enrolled at the Dumfries Academy, a grammar school located in Dumfries. It was a comprehensive school located in Forfar, and it was closer to his parents' house. In 1870, Barrie was transferred to the Forfar Academy. At the time, two of his older siblings were among the school's teachers. In 1868, Barrie started attending the Glasgow Academy, an independent day school located in Glasgow. Barrie's mother reportedly found comfort in the fact that her dead son would remain a boy forever, never to grow up and leave her. Barrie started imitating his dead brother, in an effort to serve as a replacement for him. David was Margaret's favorite son, and she was devastated by his death. In 1866, Barrie's older brother David Barrie was killed in an ice-skating accident. Barrie was the 9th child born to the couple, out of ten children. Barrie's primary caregiver was his mother Margaret Ogilvy, who introduced him to English-language literature at an early age. In the 19th century, Kirriemuir was center for the weaving industry, Barrie's father was David Barrie, a moderately prosperous weaver. The county has since been renamed to 'Angus'. Barrie was born in the burgh of Kirriemuir, in the county of Forfarshire. the novel 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' (1906), the play 'When Wendy Grew Up - An Afterthought' (1908), and the novel 'Peter and Wendy' (1911). He used the character of Pan in the novel 'The Little White Bird' (1902), the stage play 'Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up' (1904). He had a distinguished career, but is primarily remembered for creating Peter Pan and his supporting characters. M.' Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright.

Peter pan by jm barrie