Peter Pan
About this ebook
Peter Pan’s story began as a play in 1904 and met with immediate success. The author converted it into a novel in 1911 to similar acclaim. His story has appeared on stage, television, live action film and animated cartoon. Peter’s adventures with Wendy take place in a glorious world of imagination, where fairies and Wild Boys are boon companions in swashbuckling conflict with wild beasts and pirates. But in Peter and Wendy we can see another conflict, that between the love of family and responsibility of the adult world and the carefree, impulsive freedom of childhood. This is truly a tale to be appreciated equally, yet differently, by both children and grown-ups. This dual appeal, and the lasting, fundamental charisma of Peter himself, have made Peter Pan both enjoyable and relevant for each new generation.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Peter Pan is both modern and readable.
About the author
Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist, journalist and playwright. The author moved in literary high society and was acquainted with Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, A.A. Milne and many others. Although he found success with articles and novels of Scottish life and wrote a lengthy chain of critically and financially successful plays, the world will always remember him as the creator of Peter Pan.
