J M Barrie

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Written by J. M. Barrie
Read by Jim Dale
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps

"All children, except one, grow up." Thus begins a great classic of children's literature that we all remember as magical. What we tend to forget, because the tale of Peter Pan and Neverland has been so relentlessly boiled down, hashed up, and coated in saccharine, is that J.M. Barrie's original version is also witty, sophisticated, and delightfully odd. The Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael, live a very proper middle-class life in Edwardian London, but they also happen to have a Newfoundland for a nurse. The text is full of such throwaway gems as "Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter Pan when she was tidying up her children's minds," and is peppered with deliberately obscure vocabulary including "embonpoint," "quietus," and "pluperfect." Lest we forget, it was written in 1904, a relatively innocent age in which a plot about abducted children must have seemed more safely fanciful. Also, perhaps, it was an age that expected more of its children's books, for Peter Pan has a suppleness, lightness, and intelligence that are "literary" in the best sense. In a typical exchange with the dastardly Captain Hook, Peter Pan describes himself as "youth... joy... a little bird that has broken out of the egg," and the author interjects: "This, of course, was nonsense; but it was proof to the unhappy Hook that Peter did not know in the least who or what he was, which is the very pinnacle of good form." A book for adult readers-aloud to revel in--and it just might teach young listeners to fly.

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A Note On J.M. Barrie ~ 1.m4a7.4 MB
A Note On J.M. Barrie ~ 2.m4a12.1 MB
Chapter 1 Peter Breaks Through ~ 2.m4a8.2 MB
Chapter 1 Peter Breaks Through ~ 3.m4a8.8 MB
Chapter 1 Peter Breaks Through ~ 4.m4a7.3 MB
Chapter 1 Peter Breaks Through ~ 5.m4a4.8 MB
Chapter 10 The Happy Home ~ 1.m4a11.2 MB
Chapter 10 The Happy Home ~ 2.m4a5.6 MB
Chapter 10 The Happy Home ~ 3.m4a7 MB
Chapter 11 Wendy's Story ~ 1.m4a8.8 MB
Chapter 11 Wendy's Story ~ 2.m4a10.7 MB
Chapter 11 Wendy's Story ~ 3.m4a9.3 MB
Chapter 12 The Children Are Carried Off ~ 1.m4a9.6 MB
Chapter 12 The Children Are Carried Off ~ 2.m4a10.4 MB
Chapter 13 Do You Believe In Faries_ ~ 1.m4a10.7 MB
Chapter 13 Do You Believe In Faries_ ~ 2.m4a7.8 MB
Chapter 13 Do You Believe In Faries_ ~ 3.m4a9 MB
Chapter 13 Do You Believe In Faries_ ~ 4.m4a7.7 MB
Chapter 14 The Pirate Ship ~ 1.m4a6.3 MB
Chapter 14 The Pirate Ship ~ 2.m4a8.2 MB
Chapter 14 The Pirate Ship ~ 3.m4a8.4 MB
Chapter 14 The Pirate Ship ~ 4.m4a7.5 MB
Chapter 15 _Hook Or Me This Time_ ~ 1.m4a7.2 MB
Chapter 15 _Hook Or Me This Time_ ~ 2.m4a8.9 MB
Chapter 15 _Hook Or Me This Time_ ~ 3.m4a8.3 MB
Chapter 15 _Hook Or Me This Time_ ~ 4.m4a9.3 MB
Chapter 15 _Hook Or Me This Time_ ~ 5.m4a8.1 MB
Chapter 16 The Return Home ~ 1.m4a10.6 MB
Chapter 16 The Return Home ~ 2.m4a6.9 MB
Chapter 16 The Return Home ~ 3.m4a10.1 MB
Chapter 16 The Return Home ~ 4.m4a7.6 MB
Chapter 17 When Wendy Grew Up ~ 1.m4a10.8 MB
Chapter 17 When Wendy Grew Up ~ 2.m4a7.8 MB
Chapter 17 When Wendy Grew Up ~ 3.m4a11.5 MB
Chapter 17 When Wendy Grew Up ~ 4.m4a13.3 MB
Chapter 2 The Shadow ~ 1.m4a7.5 MB
Chapter 2 The Shadow ~ 2.m4a7.6 MB
Chapter 2 The Shadow ~ 3.m4a8.6 MB
Chapter 2 The Shadow ~ 4.m4a10.3 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 1.m4a9.1 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 2.m4a9.2 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 3.m4a8.4 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 4.m4a8.8 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 5.m4a8.4 MB
Chapter 3 Come Away, Come Away! ~ 6.m4a5.4 MB
Chapter 4 The Flight ~ 1.m4a7.9 MB
Chapter 4 The Flight ~ 2.m4a10.8 MB
Chapter 4 The Flight ~ 3.m4a9.3 MB
Chapter 4 The Flight ~ 4.m4a5.6 MB
Chapter 5 The Island Come True ~ 1.m4a7.7 MB
Chapter 5 The Island Come True ~ 2.m4a8.4 MB
Chapter 5 The Island Come True ~ 3.m4a7.7 MB
Chapter 5 The Island Come True ~ 4.m4a9.8 MB
Chapter 5 The Island Come True ~ 5.m4a11.7 MB
Chapter 6 The Little House ~ 1.m4a9.6 MB
Chapter 6 The Little House ~ 2.m4a10 MB
Chapter 6 The Little House ~ 3.m4a11.3 MB
Chapter 7 The Home Under The Ground ~ 1.m4a10 MB
Chapter 7 The Home Under The Ground ~ 2.m4a8.4 MB
Chapter 7 The Home Under The Ground ~ 3.m4a7.4 MB
Chapter 8 The Mermaids' Lagoon ~ 1.m4a10 MB
Chapter 8 The Mermaids' Lagoon ~ 2.m4a9.1 MB
Chapter 8 The Mermaids' Lagoon ~ 3.m4a10.5 MB
Chapter 8 The Mermaids' Lagoon ~ 4.m4a9.7 MB
Chapter 8 The Mermaids' Lagoon ~ 5.m4a8.3 MB
Chapter 9 The Never Bird ~ 1.m4a7 MB
Chapter 9 The Never Bird ~ 2.m4a6.1 MB
Introduction ~ Chapter 1 Peter Breaks Through ~ 1.m4a6.9 MB

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