作家简介詹姆斯·马修·巴利(James Matthew Barrie,1860~1937)是苏格兰小说家和剧作家,父亲是织工,母亲为家庭主妇。童年和少年时期,巴利曾先后在格拉斯哥、福弗尔和敦夫里斯三地的中等学校接受教育,在敦弗里斯读书期间,经常和朋友在一个花园玩耍,这些经历构成了后来彼得·潘故事的蓝本。巴利后来进入爱丁堡大学学习文学,在校期间为《爱丁堡晚 About the Author James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) is a Scottish novelist and playwright. His father is a weaver and his mother is a housewife. During his childhood and boyhood, Barry was educated in secondary schools in Glasgow, Forwell and Dumfries, and often played with friends in a garden while studying in Dumfries, which led to Peter Pan’s story The blueprint. Barry later entered the University of Edinburgh study literature, during the school as "Edinburgh night