J. M. Barrie

'To die will be an awfully big adventure.' Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, is one of the immortals of children's literature. J. M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as a baby, living in secret with the birds and fairies in the middle of London, but as the children for whom he invented the stories grew older, so too did Peter, reappearing in Neverland, where he was aided in his epic battles with Red Indians and pirates by the motherly and resourceful Wendy Darling. Peter Pan has become a cultural icon and symbol for escapism and innocence, remaining popular with both children and adults. In this collected edition, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst brings together five of the main versions of the Peter Pan story, from Peter Pan's first appearance in The Little White Bird, to his novelisation of the story, the stage version, and unrealised silent film script. This edition contains a lively introduction, detailed explanatory notes, original illustrations, and appendices that include Barrie's coda to the play that was only performed once.

All children, except one, grow up. In pursuit of his lost shadow, a young boy named Peter Pan dashes into the bedroom of three children named Wendy, Michael, and John. After much blundering about, Wendy manages to reattach Peter's frenetic shadow, and in return, Peter propositions the three siblings to accompany him back to his home in a place he calls Neverland. A world of fantasy, flight, and fun, Neverland brings wonderment to Wendy and her brothers at every moment with Peter and his ageless band of Lost Boys, but with the magnificence that Neverland offers so too also lurks the evil Captain Hook...

"Peter Pan" is a classic tale enjoyed by children for more than 100 years, although these days, it is better known through various movie adaptions that have been made from it. And yet, as they say, the 'book is better than the movie.' Why? Because movie makers are notorious for making changes to the books they are based on, and these changes tend to take away from the magic the author poured into the original. It is unfortunately the case that with "Peter Pan," even the book has been adapted many times, too. Well, this is your chance to read the tale as it was originally written with its original illustrations, drinking in the magic that started it all. With even the cover being inspired by the original, this edition is about as close as you can get to capturing the original thrill of "Peter Pan.""Peter Pan" was originally published in 1911 by J. M. Barrie with the title, "Peter and Wendy." This edition is carefully constructed from that original text. It also contains the original illustrations by F. D. Bedford.

Alla barn blir vuxna. Utom ett - Peter Pan. Han är en busig och äventyrlig pojke som kan flyga och håller till i det magiska Aldriglandet där han umgås med sjöjungfrur, pirater och älvor. En kväll flyger Peter Pan in genom fönstret till de tre syskonen Wendy, Michael & John Darlings sovrum i London för att leta efter sin borttappade skugga. Det blir startskottet för ett fantastiskt äventyr där Peter Pan och hans nya vänner får stifta bekantskap med den pyttelilla älvan Tinker Bell, de borttappade pojkarna och, inte minst, den elake superskurken kapten Krok. Megaklassikern Peter Pan är en tidlös saga om fantasi och eskapism, inspirerad av författaren J. M. Barries eget liv som adoptivpappa åt fem pojkar. Här i en ny, påkostad presentutgåva med den hyllade illustratören Peter Uchnár teckningar. J. M. BARRIE [1860-1937] var en skotsk författare, mest känd för sina böcker om Peter Pan. Vid sin bortgång överlät han rättigheterna till Peter Pan-böckerna till barnsjukhuset Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children i London, något som fortfarande bidrar till en stor del av sjukhusets finansiering. PETER UCHNÁR [f. 1970] är en slovakisk konstnär och illustratör, flerfaldigt prisbelönt både i Slovakien och utomlands. Bland utmärkelserna kan nämnas The Golden Feather, och nomineringarna till det prestigefyllda Hans Christian Andersen-priset 2010 och 2016.

Peter Pan is not a child like any other. He is a carefree young boy who can fly and refuses to grow up. He lives on the island of Neverland with the merry Lost Boys and the fairy Tinker Bell. When he invites the Darling children to come along on a fantastic trip to his mythical land, fabulous adventures and formidable perils ensue.

The magical Peter Pan comes to the night nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. He teaches them to fly, then takes them through the sky to Never-Never Land, where they find Red Indians, Wolves, Mermaids and... Pirates. The leader of the pirates is the sinister Captain Hook. His hand was bitten off by a crocodile, who, as Captain Hook explains 'liked me arm so much that he has followed me ever since, licking his lips for the rest of me'. After lots of adventures, the story reaches its exciting climax as Peter, Wendy and the children do battle with Captain Hook and his band.