Although she died in 1943, Beatrix Potter is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated a total of 28 books, including the 23 Tales, the 'little books' that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies.
Biography of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated 28 books that have been translated into mor…
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Beatrix Potter: Nature's Lessons
From the age of eight Beatrix Potter was studying animals and insects very carefully, sketching them in her book and recording minute details. She was a keen observer of na…
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Beatrix Potter: Place as Inspiration
Gardens, landscape and nature intrigued Potter and inspired the settings of several books, including the tales of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and Tom Kitten. Adopting an a…
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Beatrix Potter: Furnishing the Imagination
Beatrix Potter had an interest in furniture and furnishings from childhood. Potter sketched many of the pieces of furniture she acquired for her house at Hill Top, with som…
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Beatrix Potter: The Art of Illustration
Beatrix Potter was inspired by artists such as Edward Lear, associated with other illustrators keen on the close observation of nature such as Cicely Mary Barker, and has i…
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Beatrix Potter and Randolph Caldecott
From childhood Beatrix Potter was an enthusiastic admirer of Randolph Caldecott’s picture books. She singled out Caldecott as ‘one of the greatest illustrators of all’ and …
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Beatrix Potter: The Business of Books
Beatrix Potter was very involved in all aspects of the production of her books, from the design of the covers and endpapers to the layout of text and image on the page. Pot…
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Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The 'real' Peter Rabbit was a Belgian buck rabbit called Peter Piper. He inspired 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', which has become one of the most popular children's books of a…
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Beatrix Potter: The Tailor of Gloucester
'The Tailor of Gloucester' is set between about 1735 and 1785. Beatrix Potter went to great lengths to create an authentic setting for the story: observing tailors at work,…
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The V&A Beatrix Potter Collections
The V&A holds the world's largest collection of Beatrix Potter's drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and related materials, and hosts a changing dis…
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Beatrix Potter Bookends
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