Beatrix Potter
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Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as
Potter in 1913
Potter aged eight, c. 1874
Potter aged fifteen with her springer spaniel, Spot
In 1882, Potter's stay at Wray Castle on the banks of Lake Windermere during a family holiday began her long association with the English Lake District.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of
Beatrix Potter
…was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially published work in 1902. Her books, including The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck and The Tale of Tom Kitten, have sold…
First edition, October 1902
Peter Rabbit, having disobediently entered the garden, meets Mr McGregor
Mrs. Rabbit puts Peter to bed, and gives him chamomile tea to treat his stomachache
Cover of the first edition, privately published in 1901 with monochrome illustrations