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Peter Pan: The Complete Collection (Illustrated, Unabridged) 5 Books Peter & Wendy, The Little White Bird, Peter in Kensington Gardens, Sentimental Tommy, Courage
Join Peter and friends as they explore Neverland, conquer Captain Hook, and mature in Kensington Gardens. This illustrated unabridged collection features five works by author J.M. Barrie that 77 Illustrations by renowned artists F.D. Bedford, Arthur Rackham, and Melanie Smith A biography about the author Historic facts about the series An easy to navigate table of contents system Sentimental Tommy - A FREE bonus book by Barrie that is similar to the story of Peter A speech entitled Courage delivered in Canada The collection is completely unabridged and has the original grammar. The following is a complete list of Peter and Wendy (1911);/li> The Little White Bird (1902) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906) Sentimental Tommy (1896) Courage (1922) Happy Reading!!!
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2013
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About the author
J.M. Barrie
2,307 books2,222 followersJames Matthew Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays.
The son of a weaver, Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh. He took up journalism for a newspaper in Nottingham and contributed to various London journals before moving there in 1885. His early Auld Licht Idylls (1889) and A Window in Thrums (1889) contain fictional sketches of Scottish life representative of the Kailyard school. The publication of The Little Minister (1891) established his reputation as a novelist. During the next decade, Barrie continued to write novels, but gradually, his interest turned towards the theatre.
In London, he met Llewelyn Davies, who inspired him about magical adventures of a baby boy in gardens of Kensington, included in The Little White Bird, then to a "fairy play" about this ageless adventures of an ordinary girl, named Wendy, in the setting of Neverland. People credited this best-known play with popularizing Wendy, the previously very unpopular name, and quickly overshadowed his previous, and he continued successfully.
Following the deaths of their parents, Barrie unofficially adopted the boys. He gave the rights to great Ormond street hospital, which continues to benefit.
The son of a weaver, Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh. He took up journalism for a newspaper in Nottingham and contributed to various London journals before moving there in 1885. His early Auld Licht Idylls (1889) and A Window in Thrums (1889) contain fictional sketches of Scottish life representative of the Kailyard school. The publication of The Little Minister (1891) established his reputation as a novelist. During the next decade, Barrie continued to write novels, but gradually, his interest turned towards the theatre.
In London, he met Llewelyn Davies, who inspired him about magical adventures of a baby boy in gardens of Kensington, included in The Little White Bird, then to a "fairy play" about this ageless adventures of an ordinary girl, named Wendy, in the setting of Neverland. People credited this best-known play with popularizing Wendy, the previously very unpopular name, and quickly overshadowed his previous, and he continued successfully.
Following the deaths of their parents, Barrie unofficially adopted the boys. He gave the rights to great Ormond street hospital, which continues to benefit.
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December 10, 2025
great read. the book is well written and I enjoyed it a lot. I'd want to read other books from these authors.
May 4, 2021
This is probably one of the top ten best books I've ever read. I read this book out loud to my boys (5 and 3 years old). It is such a beautiful homage to motherhood/fatherhood/parenthod- to letting your kids have adventures and loving them unconditionally.
Even though I've seen the play/musical/animated movie/animated sequel/live action sequel/spinoff tv series etc., there were still so many parts that were fresh and new to me that I didn't know before.
A truly lovely and original book. I only wish I'd read it sooner in life so I had more time to appreciate it.
(THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE STORY PETER PAN)
Even though I've seen the play/musical/animated movie/animated sequel/live action sequel/spinoff tv series etc., there were still so many parts that were fresh and new to me that I didn't know before.
A truly lovely and original book. I only wish I'd read it sooner in life so I had more time to appreciate it.
(THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE STORY PETER PAN)
April 6, 2018
No matter how many times I read this book, I still love it. I even love its mysogyny, which I can't even understand. But most of all I love the voice of the narrator who speaks directly to the reader and to the characters. What fun this book is. (also, if more kids read it, what a different vocabulary they would have!).
July 9, 2021
Czytałam w innym wydaniu, ale po angielsku. Fajna, lekka i przyjemna.
January 29, 2019
This was a highly enjoyable read, except for the "bonus" story at the end called Courage. I skipped that because none of it was making sense to me.
There are several versions of Peter Pan in this book and then another short story called Sentimental Tommy. I especially enjoyed Sentimental Tommy. Maybe more than the Peter Pan story itself. The Sentimental Tommy story has a lot of scottish dialect.
There are several versions of Peter Pan in this book and then another short story called Sentimental Tommy. I especially enjoyed Sentimental Tommy. Maybe more than the Peter Pan story itself. The Sentimental Tommy story has a lot of scottish dialect.
May 25, 2017
Absolutely loved it. The writing style is so amazingly witty. I was hooked with pleasure and interest right from the start. Brilliant portrayal of youth, innocence and heartlessness in the form of Peter. I could cite the whole book in quotes, but here are some interesting excerpts-
"It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this and you would find it very interesting to watch. It's quite like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on Earth you picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek, as if it were a nice kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight. When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out the prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on."
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laughter broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies - Peter Pan"
"After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter."
"She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly."
"It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this and you would find it very interesting to watch. It's quite like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on Earth you picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek, as if it were a nice kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight. When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out the prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on."
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laughter broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies - Peter Pan"
"After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter."
"She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly."
February 10, 2017
I'll be honest: I didn't actually read this WHOLE book. I very much enjoyed PETER PAN AND WENDY and PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. However, after the very long-winded LITTLE WHITE BIRD I found it difficult to read the final two stories (both quite long) in this volume.
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