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Reframing the story of Peter Pan

Peter Pan has been inspiring writers and filmmakers for over a century since he first swept Wendy off her feet and to Neverland. The original incarnation of JM Barrie’s story was a play in 1904, then printed as the novel Peter and Wendy in 1911.

Make believe is the ultimate rule in Peter Pan’s world, and that’s why the story can take us into such rich territory. The imagination is bound to run wild, and images

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