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The Real Beatrix Potter
Nadia Cohen
出版
White Owl
, 2020-04-30
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Biography & Autobiography / Women
Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature
ISBN
152675276X
9781526752765
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=J4bhDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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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.