false 19335 5 <div><div>Peter Rabbit, Mr. McGregor, and many other Beatrix Potter characters remain in the hearts of millions. However, though Potter is a household name around the world, few know the woman behind the illustrations. Her personal life, including a romantic relationship with her publisher, Norman Warne, and her significant achievements outside of children's literature remain largely unknown. In Linda Lear&#8217;s enchanting new biography, we get the life story of this incredible, funny, and independent woman. As one of the first female naturalists in the world, Potter brought the beauty and importance of nature back into the imagination at a time when plunder was more popular than preservation. Through her art she sought to encourage conservation and change the world. With never before seen illustrations and intimate detail, Lear goes beyond our perrenial fascination with Potter as a writer and illustrator of children's books, and delves deeply into the life of a most unusual and gifted woman--one whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.</div></div> 807340 2006 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature total:134|5:28|4:52|3:39|2:12|1:3| 134 492 342 45 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 14:13:39 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 07:07:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 20 22:52:58 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 22:53:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 20 19:23:17 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 20 19:29:17 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 11:52:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:51:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:52:46 -0700 2009
While many may know Beatrix Potter for her books, it was nature and farming that were her tr...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 18 15:31:51 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 15:34:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:12:25 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 08:23:14 -0700 2009 Beatrix Potter's books, or even just late Victorian women's lives. I'm not sure if it's the writing or the bits the author wants to include, but when I say slow, I mean 10-pages-to-the-half-hour and then a nice break slow. However, the information is ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 06:24:20 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 06:29:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Feb 02 18:46:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 19 20:55:25 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 07 22:07:35 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 19:03:56 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 21:10:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 08 12:40:42 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 11:08:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 06:13:51 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 06:15:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 16 08:19:14 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 08:32:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 17 16:43:07 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 16:44:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 10:42:49 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 10:44:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 18:14:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:15:39 -0700 2009 once 1 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 08:08:53 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:08:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 10:32:03 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:33:24 -0800 2009 too much information overload (well, maybe a bit too much about animal husbandry towards the end, actually). I was really into the lush depictions of the natural world and rural life that Potter loved so much--I'm a rural girl myself--and how this deeply inspired n...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 10:15:54 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 20:27:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 19 19:02:36 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 22:53:46 -0700 2007 I guess not many people know beatrix potter, but Peter Rabbit - the cute rabbit with a blue jacket - must be more popular than her :)
I start to admire beatrix potter after watching Miss Po...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 18 12:42:32 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 05 10:05:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=19335