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Peter Pan: Peter And Wendy In Kensington Gardens Paperback – Illustrated, 9 June 2011

by J. M. Barrie (Author)
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J.M. Barrie's timeless tale of the 'boy who would not grow up' Peter Pan is edited with an introduction by Jack Zipes in Penguin Classics.

When Peter Pan and his fairy companion Tinker Bell fly in through the window of Wendy's nursery one night, it is the beginning of an adventure that whisks Wendy and her brothers Michael and John off to Neverland. There they will find mermaids, fairies, pirates led by the sinister Captain Hook, and the crocodile who bit off his leg - and still pursues him in hope of the rest! Peter Pan originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie's sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. His adventures capture the spirit of childhood - and of rebellion against the role of adulthood in conventional society.

This edition includes the novel and the stories, and reproduces the original illustrations by Francis Donkin Bedford and Arthur Rackham. In his introduction, Jack Zipes sifts through the psychological interpretations that have engaged critics, explores the cultural and literary contexts in which we can appreciate Barrie's enduring creation, and shows why Peter Pan is fundamentally a work that urges adults to reconnect with their own imagination.

James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was born in Scotland, the son of a weaver. In 1885, he moved to London to pursue a literary career. Peter Pan, with its flying and theatrical devices, was a huge success and continues to be performed today; in 1911 Barrie rewrote the play as a novel. On his death in 1937 Barrie gifted copyright of the play Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street hospital.

If you enjoyed Peter Pan you might like Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, also available in Penguin Classics.

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"Barrie wrote his fantasy of childhood, added another figure to our enduring literature, and thereby undoubtedly made one of the boldest bids for immortality of any writer. . . . It is a masterpiece."
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James Matthew Barrie lived from 1860 to 1937. He was born in Scotland, the son of a weaver. He adored his mother, Margaret Ogilvie - it was the Scottish fashion in those days for wives to keep their maiden names - and, although the family were quite poor she made sure that he was educated. James moved to London in 1885 to follow a literary career. He first wrote short stories and later successful plays which made him rich and famous. He was very nervous when he gave Peter Pan to his theatrical manager because it was a child's fantasy, the first and only time he had ever written especially for children. But Peter Pan with its flying and theatrical devices was a huge success and continues to be performed today. In 1911 James Barrie turned his play into a novel, one of the most thrilling and magical of all the great adventures that have been written for children.

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Amazon Customer Yvonne Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars A much loved Fairy tale, filled with adventures in Neverland,
Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2015
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This is a beautifully presented book of JM Barrie's much loved story of the boy who never grows up, and one night see's a girl called Wendy and her brothers, John and Michael. As Peter wants a mother for the lost boys, (a group of boys that has Peter as their leader as he looks after them) he sprinkles Wendy and her brothers with pixie dust and they fly into the night to never land, leaving Nanna, their St Bernard behind and upset. Wendy becomes the lost boys Mother and tells them the bed time stories they vaguely remember their mothers telling them at bed time. As Peter is very fond of Wendy, tinker bell,a fairy and Peters best friend before Wendy arrives, becomes jealous. Peters arch enemy, Captain Hook, so names as Peter in a swordfight cut of his hand and fed it to a crocodile so it was replaced by a steel hook, captures a friend of Peters, Princess Tiger Lily, daughter of the indian chief in never land and Peter goes to save her, and the lost boys led by Wendy, John and MIchael, go to help him.
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Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
Reviewed in Australia on 1 January 2019
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Rebecca ferguson
4.0 out of 5 stars beautifully constructed
Reviewed in Australia on 21 February 2024
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Peter Pan is a total classic and truly magical story within itself and the vocal artist was truly amazing in this and i believe captured the story well
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2015
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A really great read!
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Holly
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh.
Reviewed in Australia on 16 June 2020
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Definitely not actually clothbound. Instead it’s like a textured cardboard or something. I was hoping it would be similar to the penguin clothbound classics but the quality just wasn’t there. Bit disappointed.
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Mindy
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this. Sentences don't even make sense.
Reviewed in Australia on 8 June 2020
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The sentences do not make any sense at all. Missing words and strange choices of words and insertions in square brackets where there should have been words - pretty much unintelligible. Maybe a computer has tried to translate it. It was hilarious comparing it to the properly written one I had to buy so I could actually read the story - there is a strange logic to some of the word choices. But impossible to read so don't bother getting this if you actually want to read Peter Pan.
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E. A. Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars "It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly"
Reviewed in Australia on 12 January 2015
Everybody knows and loves Peter Pan -- the immortal, flying imp who lives in a floating otherworld, battles pirates, and never has to grow up.

And J.M. Barrie's classic tale "Peter Pan" really hasn't lost any of its charm, although those who have only seen the Disney movie may be shocked at how dark it can be at times. It's a strange, whimsical little story with a bittersweet edge, but it also reminds you about the allure of never growing up... even if it is necessary.

Young Wendy Darling is woken by a strange boy in her room, who has lost his shadow. That boy is Peter Pan, a flying boy from Neverland who regularly eavesdrops at her house because he likes the bedtime stories her mother tells. Since Wendy ALSO knows bedtime stories (and can potentially "make pockets"), Peter whisks Wendy and her brothers Michael and John off to Neverland.

However, Neverland is not a place devoid of dangers -- there is a pirate ship there (don't as me how; if it's explained, I don't remember), led by the villainous Captain Hook. Hook is constantly trying to kill Peter and his Lost Boys, and it doesn't take long for Wendy and the other boys to be captured. Can Peter save them from his archnemesis?

Children are "innocent and heartless" by nature, and it feels like "Peter Pan" was a homage to that -- it's a childish romp in a fantasyland, where kids can fly, fight pirates and have strange little adventures. Nobody really thinks about the families that are undoubtedly freaking out, or the lives they'll miss out on.

And really, that's part of its charm. It's a fluffy little fantasy story that could have been transcribed out of any child's imagination, with a colorful array of characters who could have been taken out of a Victorian kid's imaginary games (mermaids I understand, but why are there American Indians here? HOW did they get there?).

And Barrie spins out this story in the slightly twee style of Victorian kids' fiction, with lots of details and some charming scenes (the Lost Boys actually build a house AROUND WENDY). It gets a little cutesy at times (fairies are generated by.... baby laughter?) and the handling of the Indians is just horrible, but otherwise it's a fairly charming book.

But it's also darker than you would expect -- Tinkerbell tricks the Lost Boys into trying to kill Wendy, and at first it looks like she's managed. And Peter almost DIES. For real. Not to mention the final chapter, which is a giant lump of bittersweet.

Peter himself is a strangely enchanting figure -- he's almost like a lost Greek god, with a capricious ever-changing nature. And no matter what, you can never catch him or pin him down. As such, most of the other characters don't quite stand out as much, but they're all pleasantly handled -- particularly the three "normal" kids who are all too happy to go to Neverland, until they feel like going home again.

"Peter Pan" takes you briefly back into the experience of being a small child, when you can easily imagine yourself going anywhere at all while still staying "innocent and heartless." It has some flaws, but is charming nonetheless.
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1.0 out of 5 stars THUMBS DOWN ON THIS ONE
Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2018
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Not what I expected. Disappointed that I bought it.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars Très bien
Reviewed in France on 10 March 2024
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Arindam Bhowmik
5.0 out of 5 stars Asked and received
Reviewed in India on 16 February 2024
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Ottimo prodotto . Consegnato con un giorno d'anticipo . Sono rimasto veramente contento
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely edition!!
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 1 December 2021
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Such a lovely edition of Peter Pan! Nice slipcase, cover and lovely illustrations throughout. Great value for money!
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Eugenia C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro con encanto
Reviewed in Spain on 12 January 2020
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Libro con mucho encanto. Es pequeño, muy práctico para llevar y pesa muy poco. La portada tiene un tacto muy agradable y las páginas cortadas irregularmente, lejos de ser un defecto, le dan un toque especial de antiguo. He comprado varios títulos de la colección y merecen la pena.
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