James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish playwright and author. He's most celebrated for creating the beloved character, Peter Pan. The boy who wouldn't grow up features in five of Barrie's works, including two plays and three novels, most famously 'Peter and Wendy' (1911).
"Barrie wrote his fantasy of childhood, added another figure to our enduring literature . . . It is a masterpiece." -J. B. Priestley.
This book is an omnibus edition consisting of the three novels about Peter Pan, "The Little White Bird" is a novel for adults in which the character first appeared, and then "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" and "Peter and Wendy", both of which come fully illustrated in black and white. On the cover of the book are eight of the original colour illustrations. Books include: The Little White Bird, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Peter and Wendy.