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Beatrix Potter
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Born into an upper-middle-class household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Potter's study and watercolours of fungi led to her being widely respected in the field of mycology. In her thirties, Potter self-published the highly successful children's book ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit''. Following this, Potter began writing and illustrating children's books full-time.
Potter wrote over sixty books, with the best known being her twenty-three children's tales. In 1905, using the proceeds from her books and a legacy from an aunt, Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District. Over the following decades, she purchased additional farms to preserve the unique hill country landscape. In 1913, at the age of 47, she married William Heelis, a respected local solicitor with an office in Hawkshead. Potter was also a prize-winning breeder of Herdwick sheep and a prosperous farmer keenly interested in land preservation. She continued to write, illustrate, and design merchandise based on her children's books for British publisher Warne until the duties of land management and her diminishing eyesight made it difficult to continue.
Potter died of pneumonia and heart disease on 22 December 1943 at her home in Near Sawrey at the age of 77, leaving almost all her property to the National Trust. She is credited with preserving much of the land that now constitutes the Lake District National Park. Potter's books continue to sell throughout the world in many languages with her stories being retold in songs, films, ballet, and animations, and her life is depicted in two films and a television series. Provided by Wikipedia
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The tale of Pigling Bland Original and authorized ed. by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: F. Warne, 1987Description: 83 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The tale of Peter Rabbit Original and authorized ed. by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: F. Warne, 1987Description: 58 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: Derrydale Books : Distributed by Outlet Book Co., 1992Description: pages cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: Derrydale Books : Distributed by Outlet Book Co., 1992Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: Avenel Books, 1975Description: 55 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The tale of peter rabbit by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
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The complete tales of beatrix potter Unabridged. by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: Blackstone Publishing, 2006Description: 1 online resource (3 audio files) : digital.Call Number: Loading…Overdrive - Click here for access.
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Beatrix potter ultimate collection--23 children's books with complete original illustrations The tale of peter rabbit, the tale of jemima puddle-duck, ... moppet, the tale of tom k... by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
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The complete tales of peter rabbit and friends Unabridged. by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Published: Tantor Audio, 2008Description: 1 online resource (3 audio files) : digital.Call Number: Loading…Overdrive - Click here for access.
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The tale of jemima puddle-duck Unabridged. by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
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The tale of two bad mice by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
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Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter; music from the Royal Ballet film by Lanchbery, John
Published: Angel, 1971Other Authors: “…Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943…”Description: 1 disc. : 33 1/3 rpm. stereophonic ; 12 in.
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The History of The tale of Peter Rabbit : taken mainly from Leslie Linder's A history of the writings of Beatrix Potter together with the text and illustrations from the first priv...
Published: F. Warne, 1976Other Authors:Description: 63 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 24 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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