The Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity warmly acknowledge the generous donation from Andrew Birkin of the copyright in this book, a gift to the patients and staff in the true spirit of J.M. Barrie himself.

First published in Great Britain in 1979 by Constable and Company

First published in paperback in 1986

This edition first published in paperback in 2003 by Yale University Press

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Second printing 2005

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