J. M Barrie
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Originally a highly popular, long-running play (1904-1913) Peter Pan is the timeless classic about a magical young boy who refused to grow old. Published as a novel known as both Peter and Wendy and The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up in 1911, the story follows Peter's relationship with Wendy, where he eventually persuades her to join him in the fairy tale world of Neverland to be a mother to him and his friends The Lost Boys. But not all is safe in Neverland,...
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2004.
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English
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J.M. Barrie's classic tale of the "boy who would not grow up"
Peter Pan originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie’s sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. His later role as flying boy hero was brought to the stage by Barrie in the beloved play Peter Pan, which opened in 1904 and became the novelPeter and Wendy in 1911. In a narrative...
Peter Pan originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie’s sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. His later role as flying boy hero was brought to the stage by Barrie in the beloved play Peter Pan, which opened in 1904 and became the novelPeter and Wendy in 1911. In a narrative...
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This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is a true classic of Children's literature. It was written by J.M. Barrie (1860-1937), and tells the story of a mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up. He spends his never-ending childhood on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Los Boys. Mermaids, Native Americans,...
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[1891]
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English
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A tale of romance and upheaval in a Scottish village by the author of Peter Pan.
Inspired by his mother’s stories of her youth, J. M. Barrie wrote this novel recounting a young man’s life in the little village of Thrums, in which the primary industry is weaving. Gavin is a minister in the austere sect known as the Auld Lichts, and he is about to stumble into love—but not without some elaborate complications.
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1896.
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English
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My Lady Nicotine is a humorous essay by Scottish author J.M. Barrie. The author reflects on his love affair with smoking, including the pleasures and difficulties of quitting, and the role of smoking in society. The essay is written in a lighthearted and anecdotal style and provides insight into Barrie's personal life and views on nicotine addiction.
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1922.
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English
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Once a month, Lord Loam encourages his servants to enter the drawing room for tea. This ritual defiance of tradition disturbs Crichton, the butler, who regards the class system as "the natural outcome of a civilized society." When the entire household is shipwrecked and stranded on a desert island, a new social order emerges ― with comic results for master and servant. This classic English comedy, written by the author of Peter Pan, combines light...
7) Peter Pan
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The story of Peter Pan, a mischievous young boy who refuses to grow up and the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. One night Peter persuades them to fly to Never-Never Land, where children never have to grow up and he tries to convince them to stay. There they meet one of Peter's companions, a fairy named Tinker Bell, and share some exciting adventures with the friendly Lost Boys and the evil pirate, Captain Hook.
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1900.
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The creator of Peter Pan offers a darker take on boys who won't grow up. In this 1900 sequel to The Sentimental Tommy (1896), a young man won't let go of childish fantasy. The novel, generally considered a semi-autobiographical account of Barrie's marriage, includes a comic portrait of a working writer's life.
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1948.
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“A Kiss for Cinderella” is a play written by J.M. Barrie. The story revolves around a poor and lonely Cinderella who is transformed into a beautiful princess by the help of a fairy. She attends a ball and meets the prince, who she falls in love with. However, the prince must find the owner of the glass slipper left behind at the ball, and with the help of the fairy, Cinderella's identity is revealed, and she and the prince live happily ever after....
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"From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a familiar story with a dark hook--a tale about Peter Pan and the friend who became his nemesis, a nemesis who may not be the blackhearted villain Peter says he is ..."--
"On an island lives a boy called Peter and his band of merry lost boys, young forever. That is, unless they get sick or killed by pirates or eaten by crocodiles or unless--inexplicably--they grow old. For some of them do grow...
15) Tiger Lily
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him.
16) Peter Pan
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[2013]
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English
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"Wendy flies to Never Land with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell! Can they escape from Captain Hook?"--Page [4] of cover.
17) Never after
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2009.
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First Simon Pulse paperback edition.
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English
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When sixteen-year-old Ricky Darlin is lured away from problems at home by Peter, who later abandons him on The Island, Captain Hooke and his crew rescue him and enlist his help in capturing Peter so they all can return home.
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