Her books continue to be published in several countries and her inheritance is perpetuated in every little reader who is born from her beautiful texts and her amiable images. Her legacy of respect for nature, delicacy, and enchantment through children’s literature is preserved by the Beatrix Potter Society.Ī non-profit foundation whose purpose is to ensure the integrity and study of the author’s life and work. LibriVox recording of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter.
Some of her drawings are part of the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, which features an exhibition on the writer’s passion for furniture. The creator of the bucolic universe that rocked the imagination of children all over the world, married at the age of 47 and, ironically, had no children.Īfter her death, in 1943, Beatrix Potter: The Journal was published, reporting the peculiar look of the shy girl to everything around her. She became a writer and illustrator in 1902, when Peter Rabbit was published – after the refusal of several publishers.īut she also was a specialist in fungi and a defender of nature and natural resources, at a time when industrial and capitalist society was advancing.Īs a mycologist, that is, a specialist in the study of fungi, Beatrix devoted herself to recording several of them in her watercolors. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake. One of Beatrix Potter’s stories Beatrix Potter – a defender of nature Die Geschichte von Jemima Pratschel-Watschel - Beatrix Potter 2003-01 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin - Beatrix Potter This is a Tale about a taila tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. In a blue suit, Peter Rabbit guaranteed numerous antics in the garden She lived with her mother Helen, her father Rupert, and her younger brother Bertram. It shook the eggs of a chicken and was followed by chicks dressed in strictness. Beatrix Potter was born in London on 28 July 1866 as Helen Beatrix Potter. Take the Pata Patricia case, for example. In which paws, rats, cats, pigs, owls and other animals live adventures, wear tuxedos, go to the bakery and interact with each other. Over time, the drawings have gained context and Beatrix has created a magical world. Her taste and talent for paints caught the attention of her parents, who invested in her daughter by putting her on a drawing course. Before even being able to read and write, she drew bees, dragonflies and other insects. She spent her vacation in the country and was surrounded by pets. The universe of Peter and his brotherswas was created by the brilliant mind of Beatrix Potter.īorn in London in 1866, in a wealthy family whose father was a lover of photography – a novelty at the time – and the mother of the painting, Beatrix was a shy girl who studied at home. Thus begins one of the most beautiful and famous children’s stories, that crosses the time and conquers children all over the world for more than a century: Peter Rabbit. “Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were : Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter”
You can find out more about the stories of Peter and. The gift to child readers lies in the contrast between the sterility of the doll-house and the real coziness in the mouse hole and in mouse family life.Get to know Beatrix Potter, the author of some of the most fascinating stories and children’s characters in Jessica Panazzolo‘s article. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated 24 original little white books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter was born Jand passed away at 77 years of age on December 22, 1943. In 1913, at the age of 47, she married William Heelis, a respected solicitor. Later they find a real use for items such as the cradle, which they fill with their offspring. In her personal life, she was briefly engaged to be married in 1905, but her fiance died suddenly of leukemia. Along with her brother, Beatrix Potter was raised by artistic, nature-loving parents in the English countryside. They are infuriated when they find the food inedible and in their frustration throw the food about the doll-house. Born Helen Beatrix Potter, the English writer and illustrator behind the beloved world of Peter Rabbit and other delightful creatures had an unusual upbringing that inspired her prolific work as an adult. Her oeuvre of 23 books was attractive to child readers at the turn of the 20 th century for the following aspects: their small size well-balanced text and illustration nuanced phraseology and gentle humour.įor example in The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904) the mice find a doll-house and attempt to eat the food in it. The 150 th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth is celebrated on July 28 th and here we showcase some rare items held in the Library’s Children’s Literature Collection.īeatrix Potter held strong principles about the importance of content in her children’s books.
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