Peter Pan

Peter Pan is J. M. Barrie's most famous work in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan a mischievous yet innocent 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 brothers 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. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until publication of the play script in 1928.