Barrie and the Boys
One of the biggest controversies that critics and biographers spent decades arguing over is whether or not Barrie’s affection for the boys was sexual. The question has never been answered to anyone’s satisfaction. Obviously, we all have our opinions, but there is no way to know for sure. Despite being married twice, many of Barrie’s acquaintances described him as asexual.
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Nicholas, the youngest of the Davies children, said, “I don’t believe that Uncle Jim ever experienced what one might call a stirring undergrowth for anyone – man, woman, adult, or child.” He went on to proclaim, “He was innocent.” Sexual or not, Barrie had an unusual relationship with the Davies kids, especially since he changed their mother’s will to become their legal guardian.