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A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy

Chapter 2: THE WORKS OF J. M. BARRIE.
By J. M. Barrie
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Set in wartime London, the play follows a kind, imaginative young woman nicknamed Cinderella who cares for others while retreating into fairy-tale fantasies. Her gentle illusions and small acts of compassion affect neighbors, including a local policeman and an artist, revealing contrasts between ordinary hardship and the need for hope. The action shifts between domestic comedy and quiet poignancy as characters face loss, longing, and the possibility of connection amid adversity, ultimately emphasizing empathy, the sustaining power of imagination, and the small redeeming kindnesses of everyday life.

THE WORKS OF J. M. BARRIE.

  • NOVELS, STORIES, AND SKETCHES.
  • Uniform Edition.
  • AULD LICHT IDYLLS, BETTER DEAD.
  • WHEN A MAN’S SINGLE.
  • A WINDOW IN THRUMS, AN EDINBURGH ELEVEN.
  • THE LITTLE MINISTER.
  • SENTIMENTAL TOMMY.
  • MY LADY NICOTINE, MARGARET OGILVY.
  • TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
  • THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD.
  • PETER AND WENDY.
  • Also
  • HALF HOURS, DER TAG.
  • ECHOES OF THE WAR.
  • PLAYS.
  • Uniform Edition.
  • DEAR BRUTUS.
  • A KISS FOR CINDERELLA.
  • ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE.
  • WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.
  • QUALITY STREET.
  • THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.
  • ECHOES OF THE WAR.
  •   Containing: The Old Lady Shows Her Medals—The New Word—Barbara’s Wedding—A Well-Remembered Voice.
  • HALF HOURS.
  •   Containing: Pantaloon—The Twelve-Pound Look—Rosalind—The Will.
  • Others in Preparation.
  • INDIVIDUAL EDITIONS.
  • PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
  •   Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
  • PETER AND WENDY.
  •   Illustrated by F. D. BEDFORD.
  • PETER PAN AND WENDY.
  •   Illustrated by Miss Attwell.
  • TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
  •   Illustrated by Bernard Partridge.
  • MARGARET OGILVY.
  • ⁂ For particulars concerning The Thistle Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie, sold only by subscription, send for circular.
  • NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS