Peter Pan【原著彩圖版】

　　Peter Pan, produced for the stage in 1904 but appeared as a narrative story in 1911, is a fantasy work by Scottish playwright and novelist James Matthew Barrie (1860–1937).

　　Barrie is best remembered for inventing the character of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy, who lives in Neverland, better known as Never-Never Land, a country where no child ever grows up.

　　The most apparent theme in the story concerns growing up (or not), with the character of Peter wanting to remain a child forever and refusing to grow up. "Peter Pan syndrome" has become a psychiatric term named to describe an adult who is afraid of commitment or refuses to act his/her age. It is also sometimes used to positively describe an innocent approach to life.

　　Peter Pan has been adapted for stage and screen many times. Besides, there have been several additions to Peter Pan’s story created, both authorized and not.

　　《彼得潘》（Peter pan）是一部充滿想像與冒險的經典兒童故事。描述一位不願長大、想永遠過著孩童般無憂無慮的生活的男孩彼得潘，與一群孩子在夢幻島上的生活。他們脫離成人世界的狡詐與複雜，以最自然純真的方式生活，帶領我們走進一個成人永遠觸摸不到的夢幻島，一圓孩童時期的美夢。無論是兒童或成人，閱讀本書都能獲得最單純的快樂。

　　Children are gay and innocent and heartless.
　　孩子們總是天真、快樂、沒心沒肺的。

　　彼得潘帶著溫蒂和一群小孩，在夢幻島上展開一段不凡的冒險生活。島上有印地安人、陰險的海盜、驕傲的人魚、各種野獸、性格的夢幻鳥、各式各樣的仙子、吞下鬧鐘的鱷魚，兒童世界的一切想像，都能在這裡被滿足。

　　彼得潘是每個人成長過程必讀的經典故事，一部富有深刻哲理的兒童文學，不僅喚醒我們成長過程的種種記憶，也讓我們重返兒時生活的純真與快樂。
 

作者簡介

J. M. Barrie (1860–1937)【詹姆斯．馬修．巴里】

　　J. M. Barrie (1860–1937), a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He created Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. Peter Pan became Barrie’s most classic work, and is one of the most celebrated children’s books of all time.

　　英國小說家、劇作家。生於英國東部蘇格蘭農村一個織布工人之家，從小就熱愛讀書和寫作。1882年，於愛丁堡大學畢業後在諾丁從事新聞工作。1885年移居倫敦，擔任自由投稿的新聞記者，並開始創作小說和劇本，反映蘇格蘭人的生活。

　　巴里擅長以幽默溫情的筆調，來描述蘇格蘭農村的風土人情。一生寫了許多童話故事和童話劇，1904年，他創作了讓他揚名立萬的作品《彼得．潘》（Peter Pan: The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up），這部作品在倫敦公演後引起極大轟動。1911年他將這部劇作改寫爲小說，後來被譯為多種語言廣傳世界。

　　除了《彼得．潘》，巴里還爲孩子們寫了其他的童話故事和童話劇，例如《孤島歷險記》（The Admirable Crichton, 1902）、《小白鳥》（The Little White Bird, 1902）等等。