What is the full title of J. M. Barrie’s 1911 Peter Pan novel?

The full title of J. M. Barrie’s 1911 Peter Pan novel is Peter and Wendy.

Barrie published the novel in 1911 as a prose version of the Peter Pan story that had first been presented on stage. Its title places Wendy alongside Peter, reflecting her importance to the plot and to the movement between the Darling nursery, Neverland, and the adult world.

The book is often casually called Peter Pan, which creates a frequent source of confusion. Peter Pan is the character’s name and the title associated with Barrie’s play, but Peter and Wendy is the original title of the 1911 novel. Later editions and adaptations have used other titles or shortened forms.

Barrie’s novel expands the story’s narration and gives readers details that cannot appear in a stage production. It remains one of the principal literary sources for later films, plays, and illustrations featuring Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, and the Lost Boys.