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Beatrix Potter

Linda Lear

2007608 pagesabout 9–14 hours
2007
first published
  • 2008St. Martin's Press · ENGISBN 9781429972154
  • 2009Penguin Group UK · ENGISBN 9780141919621
  • 2016St. Martin's Press · 640 pages · ENGISBN 9781250094193
  • 2007St. Martin's Press · 608 pages · ENGISBN 9780312369347
  • 2008Penguin Books Ltd · 608 pagesISBN 9780141003108
  • 2008St. Martin's Griffin · 608 pages · ENGISBN 9780312377960

Beatrix Potter's books are adored by millions, but they were just one aspect of an extraordinary life. This captivating biography brings us the passionate, unconventional woman behind the beloved stories: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness.

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