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Mar. 19th, 2007 11:13 pmJan 2007
Peter Pan in Scarlet - Geraldine McCaughrean - Oxford University Press, 2006
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An odd experience this, reading a sequel by another hand to an original that I haven’t read. The original is of course Peter Pan and Wendy, the book of the play that J.M. Barry donated along with his other Peter Pan-related material to the Great Ormond Street Children’s Charity. This is the first officially sanctioned sequel and as such one must wish it well. Though it has to be said that it is more a respectful homage than a children’s classic in its own right.
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Peter Pan in Scarlet - Geraldine McCaughrean - Oxford University Press, 2006
* * *
An odd experience this, reading a sequel by another hand to an original that I haven’t read. The original is of course Peter Pan and Wendy, the book of the play that J.M. Barry donated along with his other Peter Pan-related material to the Great Ormond Street Children’s Charity. This is the first officially sanctioned sequel and as such one must wish it well. Though it has to be said that it is more a respectful homage than a children’s classic in its own right.
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