Beatrix Potter

Potter at fifteen years with her dog, Spot.
Born:	28 July 1866 Kensington, London
Died:	December 22, 1943 (aged 77) Near Sawrey
Occupation:	Children's author, illustrator
Genres:	Children's literature

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Image File history File links Young_Beatrix. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... , A wealthy area in Kensington, that is just south of Kensington High Street. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. ... This article is about work. ... “Childrens books” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... “Childrens books” redirects here. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Example of a Cross Section of a Stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... The conservation movement is a political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future. ... “Childrens books” redirects here. ... Peter Rabbit and wife being asked for cabbages by Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Peter Rabbit is the main character in a series of childrens books by Beatrix Potter. ...

Biography

Beatrix Potter was born in South Kensington, London in 1866. Educated at home by a succession of governesses, she had little opportunity to mix with other children. Even Potter's younger brother, Bertram, was rarely at home; he was sent to boarding school, leaving Beatrix alone with her pet animals. She had frogs and newts, and even a pet bat. Among her pets were two rabbits. Her first rabbit was Benjamin, whom she described as "an impudent, cheeky little thing", while her second was Peter, whom she took everywhere with her, even on the occasional outings, on a little lead. Potter would watch these animals for hours on end, sketching them. Gradually the sketches became better and better, developing her talents from an early age. The junction with Old Brompton Road and Pelham Street, outside South Kensington tube station. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Potter's father, Rupert William Potter (1832–1914), although trained as a barrister, spent his days at gentlemen's clubs and rarely practised. Her mother, Helen Potter née Leech (1839–1932), the daughter of a cotton merchant, spent her time visiting or receiving visitors. The family was supported by both parents' inherited incomes. // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... A Gentlemens club is a members club, originally for male members of the English gentry. ...

Every summer, Rupert Potter would rent a country house; firstly Dalguise House in Perthshire, Scotland for the eleven summers of 1871 to 1881,^[1] then later one in the English Lake District. In 1882 the family met the local vicar, Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, who was deeply worried about the effects of industry and tourism on the Lake District. He would later found the National Trust in 1895, to help protect the countryside. Beatrix Potter had immediately fallen in love with the rugged mountains and dark lakes, and through Rawnsley, learnt of the importance of trying to conserve the region, something that was to stay with her for the rest of her life. Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) was a county in central Scotland, which extended from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... This article is about the country. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (born on September 29, 1851 at Shiplake-on-Thames near Henley-on-Thames, died in 1920 at Allan Bank, Grasmere, Cumbria, England) was a clergyman, poet, writer of hymns and one of the co-founders of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

Scientific aspirations and work on fungi

When Potter came of age, her parents appointed her their housekeeper and discouraged any intellectual development, instead requiring her to supervise the household. From the age of 15 until she was past 30, she recorded her everyday life in journals, using her own secret code (which was not decrypted until decades after her death). In the context of cryptography, a code is a method used to transform a message into an obscured form, preventing those not in on the secret from understanding what is actually transmitted. ...

An uncle attempted to introduce her as a student at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, but she was rejected because she was female. Potter was later one of the first to suggest that lichens were a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae.^[2] As, at the time, the only way to record microscopic images was by painting them, Potter made numerous drawings of lichens and fungi. As the result of her observations, she was widely respected throughout England as an expert mycologist. She also studied spore germination and life cycles of fungi. Potter's set of detailed watercolours of fungi, numbering some 270 completed by 1901, is in the Armitt Library, Ambleside. “Kew Gardens” redirects here. ... For other things named Lichen, see: Lichen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Symbiosis (disambiguation). ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Algae have conventionally been regarded as simple plants within the study of botany. ... Mycology (from the Greek μύκης, meaning fungus) is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicinals (e. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Not to be confused with Gemination in phonetics. ... Armitt Library is an independent library and museum, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. ... The view over Windermere from Ambleside. ...

In 1897, her paper on the germination of spores was presented to the Linnean Society by her uncle Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, as women were barred from attending meetings. (In 1997, the Society issued a posthumous official apology to Potter for the way she had been treated.) The Royal Society also refused to publish at least one of her technical papers. The Linnean Society of London is the worlds premier society for the study and dissemination about taxonomy. ... Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (January 7, 1833 - 1915) English chemist, was born in London. ... For other uses, see Royal Society (disambiguation). ...

Literary career

Potter's illustration of her anthropomorphic rabbits — in this case the married cousins, Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny (with Peter Rabbit in the background), from The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.

The basis of her many projects and stories were the small animals that she smuggled into the house or observed during family holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. She was encouraged to publish her story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but she struggled to find a publisher until it was accepted when she was 36 in 1902, by Frederick Warne & Co. The small book and her following works were extremely well received and she gained an independent income from the sales. She also became secretly engaged to the publisher, Norman Warne, but her parents were set against her marrying a tradesman. Their opposition to the wedding caused a breach between Beatrix and her parents. However, the wedding was not to be, for soon after the engagement, Norman fell ill of pernicious anemia and died within a few weeks. Beatrix was devastated. She wrote in a letter to his sister, Millie, "He did not live long, but he fulfilled a useful happy life. I must try to make a fresh beginning next year."^[3] Download high resolution version (831x940, 125 KB)Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny - Beatrix Potter characters - Project Gutenberg eText 14220 - http://www. ... Download high resolution version (831x940, 125 KB)Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny - Beatrix Potter characters - Project Gutenberg eText 14220 - http://www. ... An anthropomorphic character; a cat ascribed human characteristics. ... Peter Rabbit and wife being asked for cabbages by Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Peter Rabbit is the main character in a series of childrens books by Beatrix Potter. ... The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that was first published in 1909. ... This article is about the country. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... The Tale of Peter Rabbit is the first of many childrens tales written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and which is perhaps her best-known work. ... Frederick Warne was a publishing firm founded in 1865 by a bookseller, who gave his own name to the firm. ... Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermers anaemia or Addisons anaemia or Addison-Biermer anaemia) is a form of megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency dependent on impaired absorption of vitamin B12 in the setting of atrophic gastritis, and more specifically of loss of gastric parietal cells. ...

Potter eventually wrote 23 books. These were published in a small format, easy for a child to hold and read. Her writing efforts abated around 1920 due to poor eyesight. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson was published in 1930; however, the actual manuscript was one of the first to be written and far predates this publication date.^[4] The Tale of Little Pig Robinson is a childrens book bublished by Beatrix Potter in 1930. ...

Later life: the Lake District and conservation

After Warne's death, Potter purchased Hill Top Farm in the village of Sawrey, Cumbria, in the Lake District.^[5] She loved the landscape, and visited the farm as often as she could, discussing the set-up with farm manager John Cannon.^[6] With the steady stream of royalties from her books, she began to buy pieces of land under the guidance of local solicitor William Heelis. In 1913 at the age of 47, Potter married Heelis and moved to Hill Top Farm permanently. Some of Potter's best loved works show the Hill Top Farm farm house and the village. While the couple had no children, the farm was constantly alive with dogs, cats and even a pet hedgehog named "Mrs. Tiggywinkle". Hill Top is a house in Cumbria, England, which once belonged to the childrens writer Beatrix Potter, who wrote the Peter Rabbit books. ... Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ...

On moving to the Lake District, Potter became engrossed in breeding and showing Herdwick sheep.^[5] She became a respected farmer, a judge at local agricultural shows, and President of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association. When Potter's parents died, she used her inheritance to buy more farms and tracts of land. After some years Potter and Heelis moved down into the village of Sawrey, and into Castle Cottage — where the local children knew her for her grumpy demeanour, and called her "Auld Mother Heelis".^[7] Her letters of the time reflect her increasing concerns with her sheep, preservation of farmland, and World War II. The Herdwick is a variety of sheep typical to the mountainous Lake District, in North West England. ...

Beatrix Potter died at Castle Cottage in Sawrey in 1943. Her body was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the countryside near Sawrey.^[8] The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ...

Subsequent events

In her will, Potter left almost all of her property interests to the National Trust — 4,000 acres (16 km²) of land, cottages, and 15 farms. The legacy has helped ensure that the beauty of the Lake District and the practice of fell farming remain unspoiled to this day. Her properties now lie within the Lake District National Park. The Trust's 2005 Swindon headquarters are named "Heelis" in her honour. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... A type of farming in the UK (e. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ...

1971 saw the film release of The Tales of Beatrix Potter directed by Reginald Mills. Several of the Tales were set to music and danced by the members of The Royal Ballet including Frederick Ashton who was also the choreographer. The Tale of Pigling Bland was turned into a musical theatrical production by Suzy Conn and was first performed on 6 July 2006 at the Toronto Fringe Festival in Toronto, Canada. Released in theatres in 1971 The Tales of Beatrix Potter featured dancers from the Royal Ballet dancing in animal costumes to the music of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. ... English editor Reginald Mills (1915 - 1990) graducated from Cambridge University with a degree in modern languages in 1934. ... The Royal Ballet, which is based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, is the leading ballet company in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (September 17, 1904 - October 18, 1988) began his career as a dancer but is largely remembered as a choreographer. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982 the BBC produced The Tale of Beatrix Potter. This dramatisation of her life was written by John Hawkesworth and directed by Bill Hayes. It starred Holly Aird and Penelope Wilton as the young and adult Beatrix respectively. The modern author Susan Wittig Albert publishes a series of mysteries featuring a fictionalised Beatrix Potter, focusing on the period of her life between her fiancé's death and her eventual establishment as a farmer in Sawrey, Cumbria. In December 2006 Penguin Books published Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, a new biography by Linda Lear, which emphasises Potter's scientific accomplishments both as a botanical artist and as an amateur mycologist.^[9] For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... John Hawkesworth (7 December 1920–30 September 2003) was a television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. ... Holly Aird, (born 18 May 1969 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English television actress best known for playing Forensic Pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1 drama series Waking the Dead, having previously starred in productions such as Soldier Soldier and the 1997 film Fever Pitch alongside Colin Firth. ... Penelope Wilton OBE (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress who is well known for appearing in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles and in Cry Freedom. ... Susan Wittig Albert is a well-known herbal mystery writer from Vermilion County, Illinois. ... It has been suggested that Penguin Modern Poets, Penguin Great Ideas be merged into this article or section. ... Mycology is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. ...

In 1992, the BBC also produced an animated series based on the stories of Beatrix Potter called The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends. It aired on the Family Channel in 1993-1995. The entire series was released individually on VHS and later released on DVD as a 2 disc set. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends was an animated series produced in 1992 based on the works of Beatrix Potter. ...

Miss Potter, a biographical film starring Renée Zellweger, was released on 29 December 2006. It was written by Richard Maltby, Jr. and directed by Chris Noonan. The character of Norman Warne was played by Ewan McGregor, while that of William Heelis was played by Lloyd Owen. Beatrix as a young girl was played by Lucy Boynton. Miss Potter is a 2006 Chris Noonan film. ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Maltby, Jr. ... Chris Noonan (b. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Lloyd Owen (born April 14, 1966) is a Welsh actor born in London, England. ... Lucy Boynton is an English actress. ...

Places to visit

There are several locations open to the general public relating to Potter, mainly in the Hawkshead area of the Lake District, including: Hawkshead is a village in the Lake District, England. ...

• Hill Top Farm - open to the public, but for a limited number of visitors per day. It has been restored to exactly the condition as it was when Potter lived there.
• The Beatrix Potter Gallery - in Hawkshead village, shows a number of original letters and drawings.
• The Beatrix Potter Attraction - displays a collection of models and displays of Beatrix's work, in the town of Windermere.
• The Beatrix Potter Garden - at Dunkeld House in Perthshire, Scotland, now home to the Birnam Institute, has gardens recreating Potter's tales and exhibitions throughout the summer.
• The Beatrix Potter Shop - in Gloucester, this building was the basis for Potter's book The Tailor of Gloucester.

Hill Top is a house in Cumbria, England, which once belonged to the childrens writer Beatrix Potter, who wrote the Peter Rabbit books. ... The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and situated in a 17th-century Lake District townhouse in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England, and dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by Beatrix Potter. ... Windermere is a town in Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Westmorland. ... This article is about the city of Gloucester in England; for other uses see Gloucester (disambiguation). ...

Quotations

"I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense..." – Beatrix Potter’s Journal, 17 November 1896, from the National Trust collection. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...

Partial bibliography

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
• The Tale of Sokrl Nutkin (1903)
• The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)
• The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)
• The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)
• The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
• The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
• The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906)
• The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)
• The Story of Miss Moppet (1906)
• The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907)
• The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)
• The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
• The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)
• The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)
• The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)
• The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)
• The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)
• The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913)
• Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917)
• The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)
• Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922)
• The Fairy Caravan (1929)
• The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)
• Wag-By-Wall (decorations by J. J. Lankes) (1944)

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See also

• The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Released in theatres in 1971 The Tales of Beatrix Potter featured dancers from the Royal Ballet dancing in animal costumes to the music of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. ...

Sources

• Judy Taylor, "Potter, (Helen) Beatrix (1866–1943)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 14 Jan 2007
• Jane Crowell Morse (ed.), Beatrix Potter's Americans: Selected Letters, Horn Book, Inc., 1982

References

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Further reading

• Susan Denyer, Beatrix Potter: At Home in the Lake District (2000) (biographical, plus photography of Potter's Lake District)
• Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Beatrix Potter: Author and Illustrator (2005) (ISBN 0723257000; ISBN 978-0723257004) (collection of 200 of Potter's paintings, a catalogue of the Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition of 2005)
• Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Judy Taylor, and Joyce Whalley, Beatrix Potter, 1866-1943: The Artist and Her World (1987) (ISBN 0723235619; 978-0723235613) (a companion to the Tate Gallery Exhibition)
• Margaret Lane, The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography (2001) (ISBN 978-0723246763 ; 0723246769)
• Linda Lear, Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (Allen Lane, 2006) (ISBN 0713995602, ISBN 978-0713995602) (biography)
• Beatrix Potter, Beatrix Potter: A Journal (2006) (ISBN 0723258058; ISBN 978-0723258056)
• Judy Taylor, Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman (1996) (ISBN 0723241759; ISBN 978-0723241751)

Fictional works

• Miss Potter (a film)
• Richard Maltby, Miss Potter: The Novel (novelization of the film) (2006) (ISBN 0723258619; ISBN 978-0723258612)
• Garth Pearce, The Making of Miss Potter (2006) (ISBN 0723258635; ISBN 978-0723258636) (book about the making of the film)

Miss Potter is a 2006 Chris Noonan film. ...

External links

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• Official Beatrix Potter Site
• Works by Beatrix Potter at Project Gutenberg
• "Beatrix Potter's tales of escape": a review by Nicola Shulman in the TLS, 21 February 2007.
• A list of online e-texts
• Beatrix Potter's Garden at Liverpool Museum
• Kids' Corner: Featuring the Stories of Beatrix Potter
• Audio interview with Judy Taylor, biographer of Beatrix Potter. Interview by Don Swaim of CBS Radio - RealAudio
• Online feature of the Information Sciences Library at the University of Pittsburgh
• The world's largest collection of Potter's drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and related materials at the Victoria and Albert Museum
• Works by or about Beatrix Potter in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Collection of Beatrix Potter books - Free online versions with illustrations