Wendy Moira Angela Darling was the girl that I most wanted to be when I was little. She has a beautiful name, she goes on thrilling adventures and is enchanted by a rebellious but dashing young man. Now that I'm older, I see much less magic in the story of Peter Pan. This story is truly brutal, full of murder, sexism, racism and Peter being a selfish and entitled little shit. I never read the full book when I was a child and now I can see why - I probably would not read this unedited version to an actual child. 
 But because of it's brutally honest nature, it's an interesting read for an adult, written in a very different way to modern middle grade fiction. Although the story was not as magical as I remembered, the words certainly were and capture my desperate linguaphile heart. 
 Now all I want to do is go watch the movie 'Hook' a million more times. If you think that Hook is not the best Peter Pan adaption of all time, I have some news for you. You're wrong.