![]() ![]() ![]() The work is accompanied by a series of dazzling colour and black and white illustrations – by a master of the craft, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). Predating Barrie’s most famous work Peter Pan, or, The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (1904), the text of this work was taken from his lesser-known story, The Little White Bird (1902), where Peter’s character was first introduced. While his adventures are full of exciting twists and turns, he begins to miss his mother. ![]() On his magical adventures through the gardens, he encounters many fairies, animals, and lost children who help him along the way. Part baby, part bird, the seven-day-old Peter escapes from the window of his London home to explore the wider world and finds himself stranded in Kensington Gardens, unable to fly. Barrie’s much-adored character Peter Pan, on his adventures through Kensington Gardens as an infant boy. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a charming story of J.M. ![]()
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