Beatrix Potter






Beatrix Potter

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born
July 28, 1866

died
December 22, 1943

gender
female

place of birth
Kensington, London, England, The 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 beca...more




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avg rating: 4.07 | 11,711 ratings | 519 reviews | 608 distinct works | 54 fans
The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.07 — 3,537 ratings — published 1902
75 editions
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The Complete Tales The Complete Tales
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.37 — 1,117 ratings — published 1989
13 editions
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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 3.98 — 615 ratings — published 1908
35 editions
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.04 — 563 ratings — published 1904
30 editions
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 3.96 — 546 ratings — published 1903
48 editions
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The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Tom Kitten
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.08 — 509 ratings — published 1907
33 editions
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.12 — 433 ratings — published 1905
24 editions
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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 3.98 — 441 ratings — published 1909
16 editions
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 3.97 — 424 ratings — published 1906
36 editions
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The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Two Bad Mice
by Beatrix Potter
avg rating 4.12 — 388 ratings — published 1904
30 editions
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"Believe there is a great power silently working all things
for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.

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"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. "
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"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"
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