Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, also titled Peter and Wendy, brings together flight, fairies and pirates in the imaginary world of Never-Never Land. Its adventures lead through an underground home and a mermaids’ lagoon to a pirate ship, with Wendy’s story and the question of home woven into the journey.

Here, wonder has its own domestic details: mermaids’ doors ring tiny bells beneath the sea, while a bird struggles against the tide with her nest. Danger sits beside playfulness, and extraordinary adventures share space with the practical worries of caring for children. From Peter’s arrival to the prospect of Wendy growing up, Barrie gives fantasy both a mischievous voice and a place for tenderness.