“Peter Pen” is a famous fairy tale based on which a cartoon was created and a film was made. One of the favorite stories of many generations of children about a little boy who did not want to grow up. And while the name Peter Pan is familiar and beloved to all, the question remains as to who wrote Peter Pan.
Story tale
Peter lived in an ordinary family and grew up an ordinary restless child. Once he was lost, but he was found by a kind fairy who took him to the fabulous country of Netland. In this country live the same boys who did not want to grow up. Peter became their undisputed leader. In this country, children could not grow up, but they knew how to fly. The little fairy always helped Peter in his fight against the worst enemy - Captain Hook.
Of course, it is known who wrote the book Peter Pan. Did it Scot James Barry. He lived and worked in the early twentieth century, it was then that a book was written about St. Petersburg. There is also a second part called Peter Pan and Wendy. The second book tells about the little girl Wendy, her brothers and a nanny dog, who once met Peter Pan and went with him to Netland. They helped him fight enemies and made new friends.
The one who wrote Peter Pan was not as famous in life as his tale, which quickly spread throughout the UK, and then around the world. Now in London in Kensington Gardens there is a monument to Peter Pen as a great achievement in children's literature.
A little about who wrote Peter Pan
Some of the children say that they hear or even see something, compose interesting stories and know that magic exists. Do they come up with all of this or is there really in the world that adults do not see? Magic that is not available to too mundane parents? This was a key moment in the tale and reflected the life of the person who wrote Peter Pan. From childhood, the author was different from his brothers. He was the ninth out of ten child in David Barry's weaver's house.
Already at the age of ten, James played in the theater and himself staged the scenes that they played with friends. Their theater stage is a small laundry room near his parents' house. He could take his talent from his mother, who loved to sing old songs and tell various stories in the evenings by the fire. James was very fond of his mother, so he even wrote a book in her honor.
When James was six years old, his fourteen-year-old brother skated and crashed. Margaret - their mother - considered him her favorite and almost went crazy with grief. At that time, the one who wrote Peter Pan tried to comfort his mother at all costs, and was constantly there, replacing his dead brother. As a result, Margaret began to believe that the deceased David will never be able to leave her and will always be there, while he will always remain what he was, that is, a child.
From that moment on, the idea of a boy who never grows up in James’s head.
Stories about Peter Pan appeared when James was already a famous playwright and met with a neighboring family in which the children lived. He told them stories about fairies and spirits, as well as a boy who escaped from his parents and flew to Kensington Gardens. These stories later turned into the first book, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, which was published in 1906.
Interesting facts about Peter Pan
At one time, the book was very popular among children, it was read and retold by it. Its essence and idea of a boy who will never grow up has become the main dream of more than one generation of children. The book was as popular as the life of the one who wrote Peter Pan. The full name of the author is James Matthew Barry.
The author did not just invent Peter, he embodied the thoughts of his mother about who his dead brother had become. The tale became a tribute and respect for the memory of little David. It is noteworthy that all the money that made the one who wrote Peter Pen on his character was put aside and bequeathed to the Grade Ormond Street hospital, which was in London. After his death, the funds went to the hospital account for many more years and became the main part of his budget.
An interesting fact is that in productions according to Peter’s book it was not a boy who played, but an adult woman, because until the age of 14 it was forbidden to play late in the theater.
About popularity
Probably the one who wrote Peter Pan, and the work itself became popular due to the fact that in the book the thoughts of every little child were realized, and made us believe that miracles actually exist.