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Peter Pan

Name: Peter Pan
Author: J. M. Barrie

Play and novel by James Matthew Barrie

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Also known as Peter and Wendy · Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

Author: J. M. Barrie
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-22
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Released: 1911
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-22
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Language: English
Genre: fantasy
Follows: The Little White Bird
, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Followed by: Peter Pan in Scarlet

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Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by British novelist J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel titled Peter and Wendy. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two younger brothers John and Michael, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family.

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Illustrator: Francis Donkin Bedford
Narrative location: London
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date of first performance: December 27, 1904
Has version, edition or translation: Peter and Wendy (1911 edition) language: English
Peter Pan distribution format: paperback
Peter Pan released: September 30, 2010 · publisher: Puffin Books · distribution format: hardcover
Peter Pan released: July 27, 2004 · publisher: Penguin Classics · distribution format: paperback
Main subject: adolescence
childhood
children's game
Depicts: gender role
Characters: Peter Pan narrative role: protagonist
Wendy Darling narrative role: protagonist
John Darling narrative role: supporting character
Michael Darling narrative role: supporting character
Crocodile narrative role: supporting character
Curly narrative role: supporting character
Tootles narrative role: supporting character
Slightly narrative role: supporting character
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The Twins narrative role: supporting character
Nibs narrative role: supporting character
Title: Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
ピーター・パンとウェンディ
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1.“ピーター・パンとウェンディ (新潮文庫 ; ハ-5-2)”
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Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States · relevant date for copyright: 1911
copyrighted applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom
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Derivative work: Peter Pan
Peter and Wendy
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
The Adventures of Peter Pan
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
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Peter Pan & Wendy
Peter Pan: The Quest for the Never Book
Peter Pan
Plot expanded in: Hook
Different from: Peter Pan
Set in environment: fictional country
fictional island
Form of creative work: novel
Copyright holder: Great Ormond Street Hospital applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom
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1.gosh.org/about-us/peter-pan/copyright
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Takes place in fictional universe: Peter Pan universe

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