Publisher's Synopsis
A Kiss for Cinderella is a charming play written by J.M. Barrie, the famous author of Peter Pan. The play is a retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, with a few twists and turns. In this version, Cinderella is a poor girl who works as a servant in the house of her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Despite her difficult circumstances, Cinderella remains kind and hopeful, dreaming of a better life. One day, she meets a handsome young man who is actually the Prince in disguise. They fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the jealous stepmother and stepsisters. Will Cinderella and her Prince find a way to be together? A Kiss for Cinderella is a heartwarming story about love, kindness, and the power of dreams.1921. Sir James Matthew, Baronet Barrie a Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer who became world famous with his play and story about Peter Pan, the boy who lived in Never Land, had a war with Captain Hook, and would not grow up. Barrie's play, A Kiss for Cinderella, is about Jane, a poor London domestic who cares for four tiny orphans during the dark days of WWI. The economic squalor and emotional deprivation of her existence is alleviated only by the richness of her imagination. Jane lives in her own fantasy world. She is really Cinderella, and she knows that someday her invitation to the Prince's ball will come. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
