{"product_id":"peter-pan-paperback-2","title":"Peter Pan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. M. Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Lurie\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenerations of readers have traveled to Neverland and all the secret places of a child's heart. A story rich in adventure, humor, and sadness, J.M. Barrie's masterpiece remains a stirring call to flights of imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a magic and emotional appeal unmatched by any other story, Barrie's \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e speaks directly to childhood's dreams and desires with an imaginative genius that evokes both laughter and tears. Peter, the boy would wouldn't grow up; Nana, the Darling children's nurse and pet Newfoundland; deliciously dreadful Captain Hook, who is stalked by a crocodile with a clock in his stomach; and Tinker Bell, \"quite a common fairy,\" who swears like a sailor and is murderously jealous--these characters of startling originality are rich, funny, mischievously insightful, and a joy to read about again and again. The result is a masterpiece of literature that has been working its timeless wonderment on us since it first appeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Afterword by Alison Lurie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Illustrated by Sergio Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. M. Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e (1860-1937) was a bestselling writer well before he created \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e. His famous children's plays grew from stories he had made up for the young sons of his friends Arthur and Sylvia Davies. First performed in 1904, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan \u003c\/i\u003ewas such a success it became an annual Christmas event. In 1911, Barrie novelized the play. Upon his death, Barrie left the copyright for \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan \u003c\/i\u003eto the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlison Lurie \u003c\/b\u003eis the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebestselling author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eThe War Between the Tates \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has also written extensively about children's literature, including \u003ci\u003eDon't Tell the Grownups, Boys and Girls Forever, \u003c\/i\u003e and, as co-editor, the \u003ci\u003eGarland Library of Children's Classics\u003c\/i\u003e. She is F. J. Whiton Professor of American Literature Emeritas at Cornell University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 6.85 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687418695743,"sku":"9780451520883","price":7.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/845deb154b599d2dc4772b64b646d7eb.webp?v=1764978537","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/peter-pan-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}