J.M. Barrie wrote Peter Pan
[Human]: Could you kindly recommend some books by J.M. Barrie? [Assistant]: You may like Peter Pan, it was released in 1904 [Human]: That sounds good! Are there books similar to the Peter Pan? I mean examples. [Assistant]: Yes, The Story of the Doctor Dolittle is a similar book. [Human]: That was made into a Musical film, and I remember seeing it long back. Any other examples please? 
Ok, You can try The Sea Wolf, it was released the same year as Peter Pan.