A character in Peter Pan: [Peter and Wendy]

John Darling

Name: Peter Pan: [Peter and Wendy]
Author: Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Peter Pan: [Peter and Wendy] by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Wendy's brother, an adventurous and somewhat serious boy who accompanies her to Neverland.

Also known as: the eldest Darling boy

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Inside the story

Meet John Darling

John Darling is the eldest of the Darling children and Wendy’s brother, growing up in a London family where he takes his place among the nursery’s adventures. Adventurous yet serious, he tries to uphold logic and decorum as he joins Wendy on the journey to Neverland.

On the page

A boy of about nine, lanky and solemn, with neatly side-parted dark brown hair and round wire spectacles. He wears an Eton collar, a short jacket and knee-length breeches, and carries a tall black hat he is very proud of. Unmistakably a child, several heads shorter than any adult.