Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2

Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2

Title: Peter Pan

Overview: Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, or Peter and Wendy, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland which is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans, and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers John and Michael, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. This delightful book about the Darling children and a boy named Peter is what started it all. The writing of J.M. Barrie is whimsical and funny throughout but his understanding of children and their imaginations is what sets it apart. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until the publication of the play script in 1928. The play debuted at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina Boucicault, daughter of the playwright Dion Boucicault, in the title role. A Broadway production was mounted in 1905 starring Maude Adams. It was later revived with such actresses as Marilyn Miller and Eva Le Gallienne. The play has since been adapted as a pantomime, a stage musical, a television special, and several films, including a 1924 silent film, the 1953 Disney animated film, and a 2003 live-action production. The play is now rarely performed in its original form on stage in the UK, whereas pantomime adaptations are frequently staged around Christmas. In the U.S., the original version has also been supplanted in popularity by the 1954 musical version, which became popular on television. The novel was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK, and Charles Scribner's Sons in the US. The original book contains a frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by the artist F. D. Bedford (whose illustrations are still under copyright in the EU). The novel was first abridged by May Byron in 1915, with Barrie's permission, and published under the title Peter Pan and Wendy, the first time this form was used. This version was later illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell in 1921. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright of the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a children's hospital in London.

Published: 1911 (Fairy Play Staged 1904)

Series: Peter Pan Series, Novels Series, Pan #2

Author: J. M. Barrie

Genre: Fairytale Fantasy, Fictional Diary, Novel for Adult Readers, Action & Adventure

Episode: Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 5:32:25

Book: 2

Length Book: 5:32:25

Episodes: 1 - 17 of 17

Predecessor: The Little White Bird

Successor: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, travel, hero, struggle, danger, camaraderie, eternal youth, children, rescue, fantasy, magical, JMBarrie

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