Forsome20yearsatthebeginningofthecenturyJMBarrieenjoyedenormouscommercialsuccesswithawidevarietyofplays,butheisbestknownforPeterPan.Itretainsitspopularitytoday,bothintheoriginalandinadaptations.Aswellasbeingtheauthorofthegreatestofallchildren’splaysBarriealsowrotesophisticatedsocialcomedyandpoliticalsatire,muchofitnownewlytopical.TheAdmirableCrichtonandWhatEveryWomanKnowsareshrewdandentertainingcontributionstothepoliticsofclassandgender,whileMaryRoseisoneofthebestghoststorieswrittenforthestage.UndertheGeneralEditorshipofMichaelCordner,oftheUniversityofYork,thetextsoftheplayshavebeennewlyeditedandaresupplementedwithascholarlyintroductionanddetailedannotation.
