Peter Pan - Softcover

Barrie, J M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 069262547X ISBN 13: 9780692625477

Publisher: Kingman Books, 2016

Synopsis

One night Peter is spotted and, while trying to escape, he loses his shadow. On returning to claim it, Peter wakes Mary's daughter, Wendy Darling. Wendy succeeds in re-attaching his shadow to him, and Peter learns that she knows lots of bedtime stories. He invites her to Neverland to be a mother to his gang, the Lost Boys, children who were lost in Kensington Gardens. Wendy agrees, and her brothers John and Michael go along. Their magical flight to Neverland is followed by many adventures. The children are blown out of the air by a cannon and Wendy is nearly killed by the Lost Boy Tootles. Peter and the Lost Boys build a little house for Wendy to live in while she recuperates (a structure that, to this day, is called a Wendy House.) Soon John and Michael adopt the ways of the Lost Boys.

About this title

About the Author:

Sir James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9, 1860 in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Educated in Scotland, he eventually moved to London, England, where he had a career as a playwright and novelist, creating more than five dozen works. The character of Peter Pan first appeared in 1902, in “The Little White Bird,” and again in 1904, in the play, “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.” Finally, in 1911, Barrie wrote the novel “Peter and Wendy.” The name Wendy was created specifically for the story, inspired by a young girl named Margaret Henley, who called Barrie “Friendy,” but had a speech difficulty, which made it sound like “Fwendy.” In April 1929, Barrie gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. His last play was written in 1936. Barrie’s friends included Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, A. A. Milne, Sir Walter Raleigh, George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells. He died of pneumonia on June 19, 1937 and is buried in Scotland next to his parents.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kingman Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 069262547X
• ISBN 13: 9780692625477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134