Captain Hook Went to Eton College
In 20th century England, adventure novels were gaining popularity. Barrie’s preference was an adventure and his friend Robert Lewis Stevenson wrote “Treasure Island.” When Barrie imagined Neverland, he had all those explorations in mind. In the original version of the play, Hook’s final words were “Floreat Etona,” the Eton motto.
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While talking about the character, Barrie confirmed that Captain Hook attended Eton College (from Treasure Island). He also revealed that Captain Hook knew Long John Silver. Even though the novels were written by different authors, they seem to have lived in the same fictional universe. In fact, Barrie confirmed in “Peter and Wendy” that Captain Hook was the only one Long John Silver ever feared.