J. M. Barrie

Presents the adventures of Peter Pan--the young boy who refuses to grow up--and the three children who follow him to Neverland as they encounter the Lost Boys, Indians, and a fierce gang of pirates led by Captain Hook. Reprint.

The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.

It is the Earl of Loam's whim to invite his servants once a month to the drawing room where they are treated as social equals. His daughter and friends are forced to serve them much to the distaste of Crichton, the butler, who knows his place. He accompanies the Earl on a yachting party with the three daughters, an affected young man and a sporting parson, as well as the lady's maid who is in love with Crichton. They are wrecked on a desert island and Crichton, at first imperceptibly, takes command and wins their devotion by his resourcefulness. The women vie for his favor. He chooses Lady Mary no longer indolent, but intensely vital for his wife.-12 women, 13 men

Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), 1st Baronet, was a Scottish author and dramatist, popularly known as the creator of Peter Pan. The son of a weaver, Barrie gained his education at the University of Edinburgh. He took up journalism, worked for a Nottingham newspaper, and contributed to various London journals. He also, wrote a number of successful novels and plays which are read and appreciated till date.

As well as being the author of the greatest of all children's plays, Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie also wrote sophisticated social comedy and political satire. The Admirable Crichton and What Every Woman Knows are shrewd and entertaining contributions to the politics of class and gender, while Mary Rose is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage.

Peter, Wendy, Captain Hook, the lost boys, and Tinker Bell have filled the hearts of children ever since Barrie's play first opened in London in 1904 and became an immediate sensation. Now this funny, haunting modern myth is presented with Bedford's wonderful illustrations, which first appeared in the author's own day, have long been out of print, and have never been equaled.