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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens / Peter and Wendy: AND Peter and Wendy Paperback – 13 Nov 2008

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ISBN-13: 978-0199537846 ISBN-10: 0199537844 Edition: Reprint

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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. With their contrary lures of home and escape, childhood and maturity, safety and high adventure, these unforgettable tales are equally popular with children and adults. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press UK; Reprint edition (13 November 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199537844
ISBN-13: 978-0199537846
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 1.3 x 13 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 181 g
Average Customer Review: 5 customer reviews

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Edited with an Introduction by Peter Hollindale, Senior Lecturer in English and Education at the University of York

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Amazon Customer Yvonne Scott

A much loved Fairy tale, filled with adventures in Neverland,

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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"It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly"

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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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