2026-05-09 13:39 UTC
“To be born is to be wrecked on an island.”
From the true-life adventure of Alexander Selkirk, through Daniel Defoe, RM Ballantyne, & Robert Louis Stevenson, John Pielmeier – author of HOOK’S TALE – follows a chain of real & fictional islands to JM Barrie’s Neverland…
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https://lithub.com/visiting-the-actual-island-that-inspired-neverland/
#Scottish #literature #JMBarrie #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #PeterPan #RobertLouisStevenson #DanielDefoe #RobinsonCrusoe
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot 2026-05-09 13:40
“James Hook, the pirate captain, was a great Etonian, but not a good one…” —Brian Till in The Atlantic explores “The Secret History of Captain Hook” 🖼️ Alice B. Woodward (1862–1951), “Right into the jaws of the crocodile” 4/10 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/12/the-secret-history-of-captain-hook/68313/ #Scottish #literature #JMBarrie #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #PeterPan #EtonCollege #privateschools