ISBN: 0816708541

All children, except one, grow up." Thus begins a great classic of children's literature that we all remember as magical. What we tend to forget, because the tale of Peter Pan and Neverla… mais…

All children, except one, grow up." Thus begins a great classic of children's literature that we all remember as magical. What we tend to forget, because the tale of Peter Pan and Neverland has been so relentlessly boiled down, hashed up, and coated in saccharine, is that J.M. Barrie's original version is also witty, sophisticated, and delightfully odd. The Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael, live a very proper middle-class life in Edwardian London, but they also happen to have a Newfoundland for a nurse. The text is full of such throwaway gems as "Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter Pan when she was tidying up her children's minds," and is peppered with deliberately obscure vocabulary including "embonpoint," "quietus," and "pluperfect." Lest we forget, it was written in 1904, a relatively innocent age in which a plot about abducted children must have seemed more safely fanciful. Also, perhaps, it was an age that expected more of its children's books, for Peter Pan has a suppleness, lightness, and intelligence that are "literary" in the best sense. In a typical exchange with the dastardly Captain Hook, Peter Pan describes himself as "youth... joy... a little bird that has broken out of the egg," and the author interjects: "This, of course, was nonsense; but it was proof to the unhappy Hook that Peter did not know in the least who or what he was, which is the very pinnacle of good form." A book for adult readers-aloud to revel in--and it just might teach young li action and adventure,children's,children's books,classics,fairy tales folk tales and myths,fantasy,fantasy and magic,fiction,literary,literary criticism and collections Fantasy, Watermill Pr<

ISBN: 9780816708543

"All children, except one, grow up." So begins the journey of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling as they follow Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, to a world where fairies liv… mais…

"All children, except one, grow up." So begins the journey of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling as they follow Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, to a world where fairies live and children can fly. But beware--dangers abound in this magical land of mermaids, Indians, and fairy dust.There's always an adventure to be had in Neverland. so come along with the Darling children as they soar into the night sky "second star to the right and straight on till morning." Peter Pan, Watermill Pr<

1987, ISBN: 9780816708543

Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A: Troll Communications L.L.C, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Peter Pan by Barrie, J. M.. Troll Communications L.L.C., 1987. Binding: Mass Market Pap… mais…

Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A: Troll Communications L.L.C, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Peter Pan by Barrie, J. M.. Troll Communications L.L.C., 1987. Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dust Jacket: No jacket. NOTES: Showing very light exterior wear/creasing, overall clean and tight with no owner markings., Troll Communications L.L.C, 1987<