#TIL that in 1929, JM Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, gifted his work's copyright to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

"Through this gift, Peter Pan’s magic made an unprecedented leap from the realm of fiction into reality and the hospital began to receive royalties every time a production of the play was on, as well as from the sale of Peter Pan books and other products."

gosh.org/about-us/peter-pan/hi…

#history #literature #books #bookstodon #PeterPan #philanthropy

The history of Peter Pan and Great Ormond Street

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