Peter and Wendy (1911)

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Peter and Wendy (1911)
by J. M. Barrie

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Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively) which tell the well-known story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who spends his never-ending childhood on the island of Neverland, and his adventure with the ordinary girl Wendy Darling and her brothers. The story was written by Scottish playwright and novelist J. M. Barrie (1860–1937). It features many fantastical elements, including children who can fly, a magical fairy, and mermaids. It was first staged at the Duke of York's Theatre on 27 December 1904, then adapted by Barrie into a novel published in 1911, and since adapted numerous times for film and other media, remaining popular with generations of children and adults.

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PETER AND WENDY

THE WORKS OF J. M. BARRIE.
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NOVELS, STORIES, PLAYS, AND SKETCHES.
Uniform Edition.

AULD LICHT IDYLLS, BETTER DEAD.
WHEN A MAN’S SINGLE.
A WINDOW IN THRUMS, AN EDINBURGH ELEVEN.
THE LITTLE MINISTER.
SENTIMENTAL TOMMY.
MY LADY NICOTINE, MARGARET OGILVY.
TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD.
PETER AND WENDY.

Also
HALF HOURS, DER TAG.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.

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PLAYS.
Uniform Edition.

PETER PAN.
MARY ROSE.
DEAR BRUTUS.
A KISS FOR CINDERELLA.
ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.
QUALITY STREET.
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Containing: The Old Lady Shows Her Medals—The New Word—Barbara’s Wedding—A Well-Remembered Voice.
HALF HOURS.
Containing: Pantaloon—The Twelve-Pound Look—Rosalind—The Will.
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PLAYS IN ONE VOLUME.
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INDIVIDUAL EDITIONS.
COURAGE.
PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
PETER AND WENDY.
Illustrated by F. D. Bedford.
PETER PAN AND WENDY.
Illustrated by Miss Attwell.
TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
Illustrated by Bernard Partridge.
MARGARET OGILVY.

⁂ For particulars concerning The Thistle Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie, sold only by subscription, send for circular.

NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Copyright, 1911, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

page
CHAPTER I
PETER BREAKS THROUGH	1
CHAPTER II
THE SHADOW	17
CHAPTER III
COME AWAY, COME AWAY!	34
CHAPTER IV
THE FLIGHT	58
CHAPTER V
THE ISLAND COME TRUE	75
CHAPTER VI
THE LITTLE HOUSE	94
CHAPTER VII
THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND	110
CHAPTER VIII
THE MERMAIDS’ LAGOON	122
CHAPTER IX
THE NEVER BIRD	144
CHAPTER X
THE HAPPY HOME	150
CHAPTER XI
WENDY’S STORY	162
CHAPTER XII
THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF	176
CHAPTER XIII
DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAIRIES?	185
CHAPTER XIV
THE PIRATE SHIP	201
CHAPTER XV
“HOOK OR ME THIS TIME”	214
CHAPTER XVI
THE RETURN HOME	232
CHAPTER XVII
WHEN WENDY GREW UP	248

PETER AND WENDY

ILLUSTRATIONS

FROM DRAWINGS BY F. D. BEDFORD

PETER FLEW IN	Frontispiece
PICTORIAL TITLE-PAGE
FACING PAGE
THE BIRDS WERE FLOWN	56
“LET HIM KEEP WHO CAN”	62
THE NEVER NEVER LAND	66
PETER ON GUARD	108
SUMMER DAYS ON THE LAGOON	122
“TO DIE WILL BE AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE”	142
WENDY’S STORY	162
FLUNG LIKE BALES	186
“HOOK OR ME THIS TIME”	216
“THIS MAN IS MINE”	226
PETER AND JANE	264

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