The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography [Hardcover]

Margaret Lane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1968

Although Beatrix Potter is known and loved by generations of children brought up on "Peter Rabbit" and others, her life began in great joylessness and solitude. Drawing was her once fascination and her creative genius was able to flourish in the loneliness and isolation of her early years. Despite the fame that her skill was later to bring, she nevertheless preferred to maintain her privacy and hide behind the persona of a Lakeland farmer. Margaret's Lane biography recounts, with reference to letters and photographs, Beatrix Potter's sad childhood, her struggle for independence, her illfated love affair and happy marriage.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: Warne; Revised edition (January 1, 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723201382
• ISBN-13: 978-0723201380
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,163,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The remarkable story of a very private life., July 16, 2002

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Britt Arnhild Lindland (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography (Hardcover)

The late Margaret Lane, President of The Women's Press Club, the Dickens Fellowship, the Johnson Society, the Brontë Society and the Jane Austen Society has written this charming little book about Beatrix Potter.

Beatrix Potter's life was a very private one, carefully hidden from the public eye, although she is known and loved by generations of children. Her life began in joylessness and solitude, with drawing as her one fascination.

In the book we follow Beatrix Potter through her sad childhood, her struggle for independence, her illfated love affair and happy marriage, and we learn about how she created all these charming and whimsical characters - Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Tom Kitten and so many more. The book is illustrated with old photographs, and pen and ink illustrations by Beatrix Potter herself. A must for any Beatrix Potter lover.

Britt Arnhild Lindland

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book., September 11, 2002

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moonbeamie "moonbeamie" (Tennesse, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography (Hardcover)

When I first began this book, I was a bit skeptical. I wasnt sure at all that I could make it through the whole thing. But after a few chapters, I found myself falling in love with Miss Potter. It is a great story, for unlike most biographies I have read, It ends on a happy note. Her final years were much better than her first.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beatrix Potter Biography, May 14, 2010

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Katherine (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tale of Beatrix Potter (Paperback)

I have always been interested in Beatrix Potter for several reasons. Growing up, I was pretty reclusive and with few friends but to become an accomplished author in a male dominated field, is amazing. Since she was so reclusive, it's very hard to find anything written about her personal life. This book details her life as much as possible but I found it very hard to get through. I had to attempt it several times. I feel the principle reasons are the writing style of the British author, Margaret Lane and the time, 1945- 1946, the book was written/published. I had to read it all at once in one afternoon. I feel it makes a good addition to my collection.