Peter Pan made his first appearance (as a baby) in "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" (1906). Subsequently the famous play in which he is the boy hero of Neverland was retold in prose in "Peter and Wendy" (1911). This volume prints both these original texts - which were Barrie's only works for children - with notes. This volume should be of particular interest to students of children's literature and "popular" literature, as well as parents.
This book features in the following series: World's Classics, Worlds Classics .
This book is aimed at children in university.
There are 275 pages in this book. This book was published 1991 by Oxford University Press .
Edited with an Introduction by Peter Hollindale, Senior Lecturer in English and Education at the University of York J. M. BARRIE originally wrote Peter Pan as a play -- its first performance in 1904 met with instant acclaim. Barrie then adapted the play into the 1911 novel Peter Pan and Wendy.
This book contains the following story:
Peter Pan
When Peter Pan flies into the night nursery of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling, he takes them on the journey, and the adventure, of a lifetime. Mermaids, wolves, and Indians weave their spell in the magical Never Never Land, where also lurks the wicked Captain Hook.