The Tailor of Gloucester (The 23 Tales No.3) [Hardcover]

Beatrix Potter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1987 | Age Level: 4 and up

When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.

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About the Author

Originally privately printed in 1902, this was Beatrix Potter's favourite of her 23 little Tales. Printed by Frederick Warne a year later, 2003 now sees the celebration of 100 years of The Tailor of Gloucester. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester. He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co. (September 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723234620
• ISBN-13: 978-0723234623
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,507,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)was a writer and illustrator. The Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist was a particular source of her inspiration, and her passion for the natural world lay behind the creation of her famous little books.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic for slightly older children, October 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tailor of Gloucester (The 23 Tales No.3) (Hardcover)

This is my favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, and I probably read all of them as a child. It's ideal for a slightly older child. A very sweet story of a tailor, his cat, and a group of mice who save his business when he is too ill to work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Likewise, August 1, 2004

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H. Buning "harmgb2" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tailor of Gloucester (Hardcover)

It would be almost impossible to pick a favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, but if I had to, this would be it. The story and the artwork combine to make a perfect children's (or adult's)book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Color, January 11, 2011

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Elsie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Tailor Of Gloucester (1903) (Paperback)

The books are in wonderful condition but I was disappointed to see that the illustrations are in black and white.