Peter and Wendy | peter pan story
BookandplaybyJ.M.BarriePeterPan;or,theBoyWhoWouldntGrowUpWrittenbyJ.M.BarrieDatepremiered27December1904OriginallanguageEnglishPeterPan;or,theBoyWhoWouldntGrowUporPeterandWendy,oftenknownsimplyasPeterPan,isaworkbyJ.M.Barrie,intheformofa1904playanda1911novel.BothversionstellthestoryofPeterPan,amischievousyetinnocentlittleboywhocanfly,andhasmanyadventuresontheislandofNeverlandthatisinhabitedbymermaids,fairies,NativeAmericans,andpirates.ThePeterPanstoriesalsoinvolvethecharactersWendyDarlingandhe...
Book and play by J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldnt Grow UpWritten byJ. M. BarrieDate premiered27 December 1904Original languageEnglishPeter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldnt 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 that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans, and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers, Peters fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel were inspired by Barries friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until publication of the play script in 1928.
The play debuted at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina Boucicault...