J. M. Barrie 
The Admirable Crichton (Annotated) 

• This edition includes the following editor’s analysis: The traumatic life of J. M. Barrie, source of universal creativity

First published in 1902, “The Admirable Crichton” is a comic stage play written by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie, best remembered as the creator of
Peter Pan.



“The Admirable Crichton” is a satirical comedy dealing with class and social structure. The play tells the story of an English family and a few of their servants, who get stranded on a deserted island for two years. In England the aristocracy was in charge and the servants loyally followed orders from them; however, on the island things are very different! So…what happens when they are rescued and all go back to England? Will everything go back to ‘
normal’?



‘The Admirable Crichton’ is an interesting and entertaining play, but thoughtful at the same time.