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The Real Beatrix Potter Kindle Edition

by Nadia Cohen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
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A revealing and surprising biography of the woman who defied Victorian expectations and gave the world Peter Rabbit.

Beatrix Potter’s children’s books have enchanted generations of young readers who adored the characters she created as well as her distinctive illustrations. Born into a typically repressed Victorian family, Beatrix was expected to achieve little more than finding herself a rich husband, and thus her parents felt there was no point in bothering to educate her. But the Potters underestimated their daughter. Stifled by the lack of stimulation, she educated herself in art and science, and developed a great love of the natural world.

The success of The Tale of Peter Rabbit proved her to be creative genius who could have become the toast of the London literary scene—but when her fiancé tragically died, Beatrix retreated to the Lake District where she reinvented herself as a successful farmer, a canny businesswoman, and an early environmental pioneer. Passionately campaigning to save the area from development, she helped establish the National Trust, and despite her great wealth Beatrix lived out her days in humble anonymity.

From a journalist who has authored biographies of Roald Dahl and A.A. Milne, this is an in-depth look at the woman behind the beloved books.
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Nadia Cohen is an entertainment journalist who has worked at a number of national newspapers and magazines including Grazia and the Daily Mail. As a show-business correspondent she covered film festivals, premieres and award ceremonies around the world. Nadia was headhunted for the launch of a new American magazine, In Touch Weekly, and spent several years living and working in New York. She now lives in London and juggles family life with writing contemporary and historical biographies.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0886KH7YC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Owl
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10.4 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 195 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526752772
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

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  • Nathalie Rousseau
    4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable woman
    Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Very interesting book about Miss Potter. A remarkable woman.
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  • 鶹 Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read
    Reviewed in Australia on March 20, 2024
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    I looked for the book after seeing the Miss Potter film because I wanted find the rest of her story
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  • Joyelaine1950
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of the family
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    This tells the true history of William and Beatrix. Excellent story of their lives. They lived full lives. So glad
    They met a and fell in love.
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  • LindYLOU
    5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate biography
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2024
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    This is the best biography of Beatrice Potter. Extremely well researched and written. Read it on kindle; am purchasing a paperbook copy for my library.
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  • Grandma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Complex Woman of a restricted time.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    I learned so much from her life and the sign of her times.
    I don't think I could ever garner these things from her writing.
    Fascinating read.
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  • Mr Satish Ambekar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally insightful book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2022
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    The author has written an account that gives a more truthful description of how the thought process of Beatrix Potter’s mind came to be.

    I would have liked more details of Bolton Gardens houses in its location.

    I wholeheartedly agree that the Walt Disney film was grossly unlike what the original tale was about.
    The writers of the film have lost the plot and smacks of violence shown in Ninjago series to create excitement in young minds.
    More sales and more money for raising funds, but a total loss of the aesthetics of the story.
    Stick to the original books.
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