The Admirable Crichton (Illustrated)

In this 1902 play, Lord Loam is a man who does not see class distinctions. His butler, Crichton, and his servants mingle with his tea party guests, to the embarrassment of all. Crichton, especially, disapproves of this conduct. But will they all feel the same "civilized” way when their party is shipwrecked on a desert island?

In this 1902 play, Lord Loam is a man who does not see class distinctions. His butler, Crichton, and his servants mingle with his tea party guests, to the embarrassment of all. Crichton, especially, disapproves of this conduct. But will they all feel the same "civilized" way when their party is shipwrecked on a desert island?

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish author and playwright. He was involved in the early twentieth-century attempts to overcome state censorship of the arts. Drawing inspiration from the Lewely Davies family (who had five boys), Barrie is best known as the creator of Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up.