Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Bilclough, Annemarie; Fortey, Richard; Glenn, Sarah; Laws, Emma; MacFarlane, Liz Hunter |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli Electa |
| Date: | 2/22/2022 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
This beautiful book explores the beloved writer’s achievements as a storyteller, artist, and naturalist.
BeatrixPotter’suniverseofcharacters—PeterRabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddleduck—have delighted determinedentrepreneur,shecombinedscientific observationwithimaginativestorytellingtocreate someoftheworld’sbest-lovedchildren’sbooks. ThisvolumeshowcasesPotter’scharmingcharac-tersagainstthebackdropofherexquisitebotanical drawings, humorous illustrated letters to friends, Lake District landscapes, and rarely seen photographs.
BeatrixPotter’sendearinglyhand-paintedworld ofanimalsandgardensmadeheroneofthemost celebratedchildren’sbookauthorsofalltime,yet thepicturesqueEnglishcountrysideafteraLondon childhood,Potterhadapassionfornaturethatinfluencedhermanyachievementsasanaturalist,artist, storyteller, and later in life as a fervent conservationist and“gentlewoman” upon the connections between her art, entrepreneurial success, and legacy in preservation.
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