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Davies Family / Michael’s essay “What makes a gentleman”
« on: July 08, 2021, 06:57:29 PM »
Mr. Birkin’s book contains an extract from Michael Davies’s essay on “What makes a Gentleman”. Is it possible to take a look at the full version? It would be interesting to find out how Michael defined good form since this concept inspired Barrie to elaborate on Hook’s character.
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Peter Pan / «Jas Hook at Eton» 1925 manuscript version vs 1927 speech
« on: November 08, 2020, 10:33:00 PM »
I have a few questions about the original version of «Captain Hook at Eton».  I’m not a native speaker so I apologize for any mistakes.

Barrie initially intended to reveal Hook’s past in a work entitled «Jas Hook at Eton, or the Solitary», which he wrote in 1925. Apparently he wanted to have it published in “The Flying Carpet”, an anthology for children, but for some reason he eventually replaced it with another story. Barrie brought up this topic again only two years later in the form of a speech, having been inspired by his visit to Eton on the Fourth of June. I’m wondering if there are any differences between the original 1925 version of the story and the speech. At the very least, the premise must have been changed drastically since Barrie’s conversation with the Provost around which the narrative revolves didn’t happen until 1927. I also found a weird snippet from the 1925 manuscript on New York Public Library site. Here’s what the description of Barrie’s work included:

Note
Holograph.
"Several of the boys smoked, and James ... felt it his duty to carry the names to the Head, who first swiped them, and then, telling them who had peached, concluded ... 'Don't kick him in my presence'": leaf 6.

https://browse.nypl.org/iii/mobile/record/C__Rb10743165__SJas%20Hook%20at%20Eton__Orightresult__U__X6;jsessionid=DF4796F5E43DBE9AC83C7E4AD56D8C30?lang=eng&suite=mobile

I’m honestly so confused about this material. There is no such thing in the 1927 speech and the extract looks like it was ripped out of context. Is it just some mistake on the library’s site part, or is this fragment really present in the 1925 version? If it’s the latter, are there any other additional paragraphs that weren’t included in the 1927 speech? I don’t know what to make of it and there is no possible way I can get my hands on the holograph. I perused jmbarrie.co.uk in search of information related to the subject but I didn’t find anything (l could’ve missed it though). I would be grateful for any sort of clarification.
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