peter pan novel?

Question

what is The Little White Bird: Or Adventures in Kensington Gardens about? and is it cannon with the peter pan and wendy book? and if so do they connect?

Answer 1

There are actually four versions of the Peter Pan story written by J. M. Barrie himself, all of which are fictional accounts based on his relationship with the five sons in the Lewellyn-Davies family. (I think the following paragraph is one I adapted from Wikipedia.)

(1) Peter Pan first appeared in print in a 1902 book called The Little White Bird, a fictionalized version of Barrie's relationship with the Llewelyn Davies children.

(2) It was then used in a very successful stage play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, which premiered in London on December 27, 1904.

(3) In 1906, the portion of The Little White Bird which featured Peter Pan was published as the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. These are among Rackham's most famous illustrations; hence, this is still a popular version, though the illustrations are now often used with other versions.

(4) Barrie then adapted the play into the 1911 novel Peter and Wendy (most often now published simply as Peter Pan).Of course this is the version most often read by children in the US, though the Broadway and Hollywood musical versions are even better known than any of the originals--as with The Wizard of Oz.

The recent movie Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp is a interesting, though fictionalized account of Barrie's marriage, divorce, and relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Probably the best biographical account of Barrie as well as the Llewellyn-Davies family is Andrew Birkin's J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys (1979, reissued 2003).

Answer 2

I don't know yet...I am a big J.M.Barrie fan and am currently reading 2 book that get into the psychological aspects of his writing and his history with the Lewellen children. Once I finis both of those I want to read Adventures in Kensington Gardens.

Answer 3

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