Beatrix Potter
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born
July 28, 1866
died
December 22, 1943
gender
female
place of birth
Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
genre
Children's Books
about this author
Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who was best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.
Born into a privileged household, Potter was educated by governesses, and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District developed a love of landscape, flora and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. As a young woman her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology. In her thirties Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and became secre...more
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quotes by Beatrix Potter
"Believe there is a great power silently working all things
for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
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— Beatrix Potter
for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
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— Beatrix Potter
"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. "
— Beatrix Potter
— Beatrix Potter
"There's something delicious about writing the first words of a story, you never quite know where they'll take you.
~From the movie miss potter"
— Beatrix Potter
~From the movie miss potter"
— Beatrix Potter














