- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Classics; New edition edition (28 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140366741
- ISBN-13: 978-0140366747
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 414,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Peter Pan is one of those very British stories which deals with anxiety about emotion. It's about the dread of growing up - a subject about which author J.M. Barrie felt very strongly. He then turned this fear into a myth which touches everybody Daily Mail Intensely moving as well as enchanting in its evocation of childhood, the heartlessness of youth and parental grief as children grow older Daily Telegraph One of the classic children's stories of all time Daily Mail
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71 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A large, hardback edition of this classic story, Cooper Evans' "Peter Pan" includes the most exquisite, original illustrations, in marvellous Deco/nouveau styles. These illustrations are a selection of contemporary ones, from the original stage production flyers, to the early, classic editions of the story itself in 1911.
The book itself is a treasurable edition, itself well-produced and glossy.
In addition, the text faithfully reproduces the author's first-edition grammar, story and spellings, and splits it into the original chapters.
This books is perfect for someone who wants to give this wonderful title as a gift, to recapture the magic and avoid Disney-style illustrations. It's not a book for toddlers, however, as the story is too complex & wordy, and the book too pretty for jam fingers. Children from around 5 or 6 years of age will appreciate it, right through to adults.
One thing that this republishing of original text highlights is just how witty and sharp the writing is, and what sophisticated stories we used to share with our children.
(If you do buy it, have a look at the fabulous, glamorous, Diva-esque depiction of Tinkerbell on page 32!)
60 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I always new that there are many versions to "PETER PAN " I also new that a lot of this This versions are not exactly as the original story by JM BARRIE some of them are short, some of them are pop out books , some of them are for little kids , (some of them are Disney ) exe... I also new that some of them contains wonderful illustrations inside...and some are not .
When I attended to the amazon.co.uk I was asking for PETER PAN In the original version of JM BARRIE with magical illustrations inside . I had got exactly what I wanted...and even more ..
In this book you will find the version of peter pan as it was published in 1911. You can see here the original story of the boy who never grew up with very exiting descriptions and full of imagination by JM BARRIE .
And this story is full of illustrations that where taken from a lot of early editions of PETER PAN . from the beginning of the 20 century and they are not gust magical . They are full of life . it looks like they are going to move every minute and come real. And they are all deferent . you can see there illustrations of MABEL LUCIE ATWEL ,ALICE WOODWARD , FD BADFORD and some of the illustrations were made by unknown artist .
This book is very special to me and it is a grate pleasure reading it
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A beautifully written book from start to finish. A very charming story that, although is fundamentally a children's book, has something to offer to all age groups.
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Perfect Peter Pan
It arrived really quickly and is in great condition. Also the bookmark was a nice touch :P I really like the book as J.M. Barrie is a genius! Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. E. Wemyss
cassette tape missing
only the book turned up... no cassette tape.. My special needs son wanted to hear the story as well as look at the book
this was a big disappointment
this was a big disappointment
Published 1 month ago by Wendy
An Eccentric Classic Tale!
"Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie was originally published in 1911 under the title "Peter & Wendy" and it was a novelization of Barrie's 1904 play. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Killie
"It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly."
Everybody knows and loves Peter Pan -- the immortal, flying imp who lives in a floating otherworld, battles pirates, and never has to grow up.
And J.M. Read more
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Published 9 months ago by E. A Solinas
lovely stuff
Alas on this thorny summers eve betwixt my fingers lay a novel so compelling that hit me in the gut harder than Thor's hammer What a delightful ode to childhood this novel appears... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Herbert Smith
Much darker than Disney
I remember first reading this book many years ago, but now I begin to wonder if it was an abridged Disney version, or perhaps it is just that the Disney film has become dominant in... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Adrenalin Streams
A haunting novel
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I bought this because it was a classic which we didn't have in the house. I thought it would be a good read, because how else would it have become a classic? Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ms. Catriona E. Lawrence
party favors
This might not be the most beautiful copy of Peter Pan, but it's pretty good considering the price. My daughter had a Peter Pan themed birthday party and we gave everyone one of... Read more
Published 23 months ago by hairclare
classic children's literature but I hated it
Peter Pan, children's classic, best loved, blah blah. I hated it. I had it when I was a kid and I never read it then - though somehow I knew the story, Disney may be to blame or... Read more
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