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The Collected Peter Pan
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The Collected Peter Pan  

J. M. Barrie and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Abstract

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 by the motherly and resourceful Wendy Darling. Since then 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 an introduction and notes, detailed explanatory notes, original illustrations, and appendices that include Barrie's coda to the play that was only performed once.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Published in Print:
Sep 2023
ISBN:
9780198878384
Published online:
Dec 2023
DOI:
10.1093/owc/9780198878384.001.0001

Authors

J. M. Barrie, author

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, editor


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Contents

  • Front Matter
    • Dedication
    • Acknowledgements
    • List of Illustrations
    • Introduction
    • Note on the Text
    • Select Bibliography
    • A Chronology of J. M. Barrie
  • Peter Pan
    • The Little White Bird (1902)
    • Anon: A Play (1903–4)
    • Peter and Wendy (1911)
    • SCENARIO for a Proposed Film of PETER PAN or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. (1921)
    • Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (1928)
  • End Matter
    • Appendix I ‘On The Acting of a Fairy Play’ (1904)
    • Appendix II J. M. Barrie’s Production Notes for Peter Pan (1908)
    • Appendix III ‘When Wendy Grew Up: An Afterthought’ (1908)
    • Appendix IV ‘The Blot on Peter Pan’ (1926)
    • Appendix V ‘Captain Hook at Eton: A Strange Story’ (1927)
    • Explanatory Notes
    • Illustration Credits
  • Oxford University Press
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date: 25 June 2025

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