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Never Grow Up Day
“There are many different kinds of bravery. There’s the bravery of thinking of others before oneself. Now, your father has never brandished a sword nor fired a pistol, thank heavens. But he has made many sacrifices for his family, and put away many dreams… .He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, we take them out and admire them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer… He does. And that is why he is brave.”
~ Peter Pan, James Barrie, 1911
Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, by Scottish playwright and author J. M. Barrie, was first performed as a play on this day in 1904. The story later appeared in novel form as Peter and Wendy, published in 1911.
With its Lost Boys, flying children aided by a little pixie dust, fairies, mermaids, pirates, and the ever-present crocodile, Peter Pan became one of the enduring classics of children’s literature. The story is even credited with popularizing the name Wendy, which was extremely uncommon before Barrie used it. According to a frequently told story, the inspiration came from a little girl who called Barrie her “fwendy,” or friend, because she had difficulty pronouncing her fs and rs.
Barrie’s connection with children extended far beyond Neverland. In 1929, he gave the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, asking that the amount of money the gift raised never be revealed. The hospital has continued to honour his wish. This tartan was also designed for Great Ormond Street Hospital, creating another lovely connection between Barrie’s famous story and the children his extraordinary gift has helped.
More than a century later, Peter Pan still leaves a little room for the impossible: a place where children can fly, fairies exist as long as someone believes in them, and Neverland is never entirely out of reach. All that is needed is a little faith, a little pixie dust—and, of course, the proper directions: “Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning!” 💚 💙 ❤️ 🖤 📙 ✍️ 🧚♂️ 🏴☠️ 🐊 ⭐
Peter and Wendy - The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, first produced in the form of a 1904 play and subsequently in the 1911 novel.
Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent boy who can magically fly with the help of his fairy friend Tinker Bell and lives on the island of Neverland which is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native American Indians and pirates! Peter sometimes returns to London to listen to bedtime stories told by Wendy Darling, a young girl on the verge of growing up. Peter convinces Wendy and her two brothers to fly away with him to Neverland to meet his tribe of Lost Boys, where encounter the infamous pirate Captain Hook.
Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860 –1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright born and educated in Scotland. While living in London, he met the young Llewelyn Davies brothers in Kensington Gardens, and developed a friendship with the family. Inspired by the boys' fantasy play, he created stories which later became the basis for Peter Pan. He is also credited with popularising the then-uncommon name Wendy.
In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright of the Peter Pan works to London's Great Ormond Street Children' Hospital for which this tartan was designed.
For some of the famous Peter Pan inspired sites and curios within Kensington Gardens, click the painting of Peter Pan flying with Wendy, John, Michael, and Tinkerbell!