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Summary:: Peter Pan is a play written by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie (1860–1937), and first presented on the stage at the Duke of York's Theatre on 27th December 1904. In 1911, Barrie adapted the play into a book, Peter Pan and Wendy. It is a story of a mischievous little boy who literally will not grow up. Peter Pan, a fierce swordfighter, spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the island of Neverland as leader of the Lost Boys. The story features some fantastical elements, one of them being that Peter has the ability to fly, and his friends include a fairy named Tinker Bell. In addition, a crocodile that has swallowed a ticking clock stalks the pirate leader, Captain Hook. This is the portion of J. M. Barrie's mythos of Peter Pan that is best known to most readers. In both the play and the novel, Peter often visits the "real world" of Kensington, England to listen in on bedtime stories told by Mrs Mary Darling to her children. One night, Peter is spotted and, while...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article Peter Pan. You should replace/update it...