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Beatrix Potter

Born

in Kensington, London, England, The United Kingdom

July 28, 1866

Died

December 22, 1943

Website

http://www.peterrabbit.com

Genre

Children's

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Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who is best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.

Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.

In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secr ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 492,024 ratings · 11,761 reviews · 3,242 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 256,112 ratings — published 1902 — 1707 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Tales 4.36 avg rating — 65,815 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 17,131 ratings — published 1904 — 446 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 16,961 ratings — published 1905 — 280 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit 4.46 avg rating — 15,495 ratings — published 1982 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12) 4.05 avg rating — 14,020 ratings — published 1908 — 366 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (World of Beatrix Potter, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 12,453 ratings — published 1906 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11) 4.08 avg rating — 9,781 ratings — published 1907 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 8,688 ratings — published 1904 — 282 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 8,881 ratings — published 1903 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Beatrix Potter (?)

“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.”
― Beatrix Potter

tags: writing

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“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. ”
― Beatrix Potter

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“I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.”
― Beatrix Potter

tags: heritage, influence, personality

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