![]() There is more to Peter Pan than fairy dust and pirates. Barrie knew that he was onto something important, but I think even he would have been surprised that the story has endured as long as it has. Maria Tatar: Peter Pan started out as a bedtime story and turned into a cultural myth. Barrie would think of its enduring appeal? Why do you believe his story has held such fascination for its audience? After your extensive research on this subject, what do you believe J.M. The story of Peter Pan has fascinated readers for generations and even proved a vehicle for a variety of adaptations in film, books, plays, and musicals. ![]() It’s a marvelous book congratulations to you. Nicki Richesin: I read The Annotated Peter Pan with such gripping wonder. ![]() For more on Tatar’s discoveries and Barrie’s creation of Peter Pan, please read on. The book also includes a compilation of responses from famed artists, including Barrie’s contemporaries such as as Virginia Woolf and Mark Twain, to his work. It features a splendid array of photographs and illustrations, many reproduced for the first time, including The Boy Castaways of Black Lane Island. Her latest book The Annotated Peter Pan is a glorious celebration of the centenary of the first publication of the novel, originally entitled Peter and Wendy by J.M. Maria Tatar is Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University. ![]() By Nicki Richesin, The Children’s Book Review ![]()
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