Sentimental Tommy: The Story of His Boyhood: Sentimental Tommy Series, Book 1

Written before his masterpiece Peter Pan , J. M. Barrie's novel Sentimental Tommy grapples with a number of the same themes that the author would later so memorably enshrine in his best-known work. Both feature a central character who clings to the vestiges of youth and refuses to grow up—often with dire consequences.