{"product_id":"the-collected-peter-pan-9780192847430","title":"The Collected Peter Pan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'To die will be an awfully big adventure.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, is one of the immortals of children's literature. J. M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as a baby, living in secret with the birds and fairies in the middle of London, but as the children for whom he invented the stories grew older, so too did Peter, reappearing in Neverland, where he was aided in his epic battles with Red Indians and pirates by the motherly and resourceful Wendy Darling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Pan has become a cultural icon and symbol for escapism and innocence, remaining popular with both children and adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collected edition, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst brings together five of the main versions of the \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e story, from Peter Pan's first appearance in \u003cem\u003eThe Little White Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, to his novelisation of the story, the stage version, and unrealised silent film script. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition contains a lively introduction, detailed explanatory notes, original illustrations, and appendices that include Barrie's coda to the play that was only performed once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. M. Barrie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Douglas-Fairhurst is the author of \u003cem\u003eBecoming Dickens\u003c\/em\u003e (Harvard UP, 2011), winner of the 2011 Duff Cooper Prize, and has edited editions of Dickens's \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e, Henry Mayhew's \u003cem\u003eLondon Labour and the London Poor\u003c\/em\u003e, and Kingsley's \u003cem\u003eThe Water-Babies\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics. He writes regularly for publications including the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph, The Guardian, TLS\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680220057874,"sku":"9780192847430","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f76614e5-31a3-4a69-a4bf-b6d8304051a1.jpg?v=1734903740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-peter-pan-9780192847430","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}