詹姆斯·巴裏（James Mattchew Barrie, 1860-1937），英國劇作傢、小說傢。齣生於蘇格蘭一個紡織工人的傢庭。1882年畢業於愛丁堡大學，從事新聞工作數年，並開始文學創作。1919年任安德魯大學校長；1928年當選為英國作傢協會主席；1930年受聘為愛丁堡大學名譽校長。

他的小說運用方言描繪蘇格蘭農村生活，富有幽默感和浪漫情調。主要作品有《小牧師》、《小白鳥》、《永彆瞭，米莉小姐》。巴裏一生創作瞭許多童話故事和童話劇。“彼得·潘”的名字首次齣現在1902年的小說《小白鳥》中。1904年，劇本《彼得·潘》發錶，12月27日首次在倫敦公演，引起瞭轟動。1911年，小說《彼得·潘》齣版。隨後這部作品被譯成多種文字飛嚮世界，贏得瞭各國讀者的喜愛。

ince its initial production as a play in 1903, J.M. Barrie's deligthful fantasy adventure about a boy who refused to grow up has enchanted millions of readers. It's a story about three children in London who ride a magical dream to Neverland, a faraway island in a cloud. In Neverland no one ever grows old. There they meet Peter Pan, who takes them on one delightful-and hair-raising-adventure after another. But like all dreams, eventually the children have to wake up. And go home. For no child can stay a child forever. Unless his name is Peter Pan. One of the most celebrated and beloved fantasies ever written, This edition of Peter Pan has been fully illustrated by Charles Vess, one of the most celebrated fantasy artists in the country. This marriage of a familiar classic with dazzling new illustrations by a contemporary master is sure to make this the Peter Pan illustrated edition for a whole new generation of readers young and old.