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The Story of Beatrix Potter: Her Enchanting Work and Surprising Life

The Story of Beatrix Potter: Her Enchanting Work and Surprising Life

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The Story of Beatrix Potter: Her Enchanting Work and Surprising Life

W037718 | $19.95 / 20% library disc.

Sarah Gristwood. Pavilion Books Company Ltd., London, 2022.

160 pp. Moderately Illustrated (some col.). 23 x 18 cm. In English. Hardcover.

ISBN 9781911657408

In this illustrated biography, Sarah Gristwood explores the twists and turns of Beatrix Potter’s extraordinary life and its key turning points and contradictions, following her shift from a sheltered Victorian daughter to an astute modern businesswoman, a talented artist who became a scientific expert, and a famous author who gave it all up to become a farmer, then a pioneering conservationist. The book traces the creation of Beatrix’s most famous characters—including the naughty Peter Rabbit, confused Jemima Puddle-Duck, and cheeky Squirrel Nutkin—revealing how Beatrix drew on her unusual childhood pets and stunning locations in her beloved Lake District.

Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Great Britain -- 1800-1900 ; 1900-1945 -- (Auto)biography -- Illustration and Printing ; Women Artists --

Artist(s): Potter, Beatrix

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