Peter Pan, the "boy who would not grow up," originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie's sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. His later role as flying boy hero was brought to the stage by Barrie in the beloved play Peter Pan, which opened in 1904 and became the novel Peter and Wendy in 1911. In a narrative filled with vivid characters, epic battles, pirates, fairies, and fantastic imagination, Peter Pan's adventures capture the spirit of childhood— and of rebellion against the role of adulthood in conventional society.

This edition includes the novel and the stories, as well as an introduction by eminent scholar Jack Zipes. Looking at the man behind Peter Pan and sifting through the psychological interpretations that have engaged many a critic, Zipes explores the larger cultural and literary contexts in which we should appreciate Barrie's enduring creation and shows why Peter Pan is a work not for children but for adults seeking to reconnect with their own imagination.

詹姆斯·巴里（James Mattchew Barrie, 1860-1937），英国剧作家、小说家。出生于苏格兰一个纺织工人的家庭。1882年毕业于爱丁堡大学，从事新闻工作数年，并开始文学创作。1919年任安德鲁大学校长；1928年当选为英国作家协会主席；1930年受聘为爱丁堡大学名誉校长。

他的小说运用方言描绘苏格兰农村生活，富有幽默感和浪漫情调。主要作品有《小牧师》、《小白鸟》、《永别了，米莉小姐》。巴里一生创作了许多童话故事和童话剧。“彼得·潘”的名字首次出现在1902年的小说《小白鸟》中。1904年，剧本《彼得·潘》发表，12月27日首次在伦敦公演，引起了轰动。1911年，小说《彼得·潘》出版。随后这部作品被译成多种文字飞向世界，赢得了各国读者的喜爱。