66
I'm currently reading the 1911 novelization of Peter Pan, and was completely unprepared for this passage in a children's book
(lemmy.world)
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
66 points (97.1% liked)
Books
8207 readers
12 users here now
A community for all things related to Books.
Rules
- Be Nice. No personal attacks or hate speech.
- No spam. All posts should be related to discussion or reviews related to books. (Please avoid posts that are just a link to the book and a generic summary)
- No self promotion.
Official Bingo Posts:
Related Communities
- !books@piefed.world (Piefed Sibling Community)
- !comicbooks@lemmy.world
- !fantasy@lemmy.ml
Community icon by IconsBox (from freepik.com)
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
The reason I've quoted another passage is to highlight language which could, to a modern reader, be interpreted very differently.
None of this detracts from your point that like Aesop's fables or Sesame Street, these stories can have life lessons.
I also included a link to the Wikipedia article and some of the major themes in the book. Again, this is down to interpretation.