{"product_id":"9781605017723","title":"Peter Pan: Or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/b\u003e is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie (1860–1937). A mischievous boy who flies and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies and pirates, and from time to time meeting ordinary children from the world outside. In addition to two distinct works by Barrie, the character has been featured in a variety of media and merchandise, both adapting and expanding on Barrie's works.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePeter Pan first appeared in a section of \u003ci\u003eThe Little White Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1902 novel for adults. Following the highly successful debut of the play about Peter Pan in 1904, Barrie's publishers, Hodder and Stoughton, extracted chapters 13-18 of \u003ci\u003eThe Little White Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and republished them in 1906 under the title \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan in Kensington Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, with the addition of illustrations by Arthur Rackham.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe character's best-known adventure debuted on 27 December 1904, in the stage play \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up\u003c\/i\u003e. This story was adapted and expanded somewhat as a novel, published in 1911 as \u003ci\u003ePeter and Wendy\u003c\/i\u003e, and later as \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan and Wendy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePeter Pan has appeared in numerous adaptations, sequels, and prequels since then, including the widely known 1953 animated feature film \u003ci\u003eWalt Disney's Peter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, various stage musicals, live-action feature films \u003ci\u003eHook\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and the authorized sequel novel \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). He has also appeared in works not authorized by the holders of the character's copyright, which has lapsed in most parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003ci\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/i\u003ethe free encyclopedia.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138717303024,"sku":"9781605017723","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605017723_p0.jpg?v=1763827326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605017723","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}