The Project Gutenberg EBook of Peter and Wendy, by James Matthew Barrie

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Peter and Wendy

Author: James Matthew Barrie

Illustrator: F. D. Bedford

Release Date: September 18, 2008 [EBook #26654]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PETER AND WENDY ***

Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Martin Pettit The
Internet Archive for help with the illustrations and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

PETER AND WENDY

[Illustration: THE NEVER NEVER LAND]

[Illustration: PETER AND WENDY

BY J. M. BARRIE

ILLUSTRATED BY F. D. BEDFORD

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS]

CONTENTS

PAGE
CHAPTER I

PETER BREAKS THROUGH 1

CHAPTER II

THE SHADOW 17

CHAPTER III

COME AWAY, COME AWAY! 34

CHAPTER IV

THE FLIGHT 58

CHAPTER V

THE ISLAND COME TRUE 75

CHAPTER VI

THE LITTLE HOUSE 94

CHAPTER VII

THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND 110

CHAPTER VIII

THE MERMAIDS' LAGOON 122

CHAPTER IX

THE NEVER BIRD 144

CHAPTER X

THE HAPPY HOME 150

CHAPTER XI

WENDY'S STORY 162

CHAPTER XII

THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF 176

CHAPTER XIII

DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAIRIES? 185

CHAPTER XIV

THE PIRATE SHIP 201

CHAPTER XV

'HOOK OR ME THIS TIME' 214

CHAPTER XVI

THE RETURN HOME 232

CHAPTER XVII

WHEN WENDY GREW UP 248

CHAPTER I

PETER BREAKS THROUGH

All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow
up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old
she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with
it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for
Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you
remain like this for ever!' This was all that passed between them on the
subject, but hencef