![]() ![]() ![]() In 1901, she expanded one of the stories and self-published it as The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Around the same time, she started including illustrated short stories in her letters to the children of her former governess. She also enjoyed drawing illustrations for fairy tales and other popular stories, and she began to earn money as an illustrator when she was in her twenties. She began sketching and painting animals and plants at an early age. It does not store any personal data.Photograph of Beatrix Potter taken by her father Rupert in 1912.īeatrix Potter (JDecember 22, 1943) was an English author and illustrator of popular children's books which feature anthropomorphic animals.Īlthough born in London, Beatrix Potter developed a love of nature while exploring the countryside on family vacations in her childhood. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Says the Trust’s MacFarlane: “Beatrix Potter helped protect large areas of the Lake District for visitors to enjoy today.” As well as a writing 24 classic children’s stories, she also left a practical legacy: 4,000 acres of land, 15 farms, numerous buildings and artworks to the National Trust. She influenced the Trust with a pragmatic approach to conservation, says Rowena Godfrey: “She helped the Trust to realise that the Lake District landscape is dependent on the farming which is carried out there.”īeatrix Potter died in 1943. “In order to prevent it being split up, she purchased the entire estate and immediately offered half to the Trust ‘at cost’,” says Liz MacFarlane. She also bought the 5,000 acre Monk Coniston Estate in 1929. She helped raise money to buy estates and properties in the Lake District by selling signed drawings. Potter was a keen supporter of the National Trust (founded in 1895). ![]() Marriage to solicitor William Heelis saw Potter settle into farming life, while continuing to write her famous tales. The grieving Potter bought Hill Top in the Lake District, and learned how to own and manage farmland and livestock. But in 1905, tragedy struck when Potter’s editor and fiancé, Norman Warne, died of leukemia. Between 19, Potter published some of her best-known tales including The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published in 1902, and was a huge hit. That meeting flourished into a friendship, and marked the beginning of Potter’s involvement with the Trust. His charismatic figure and passionate enthusiasm affected Beatrix,” says Liz MacFarlane, Collections Manager South Lakes, National Trust. “Beatrix, as a young and impressionable 16-year-old, was keenly interested in Rawnsley’s campaigning to preserve the Lake District from the developers and the railways. In 1882 she met Hardwicke Rawnsley, who would become the first secretary of the National Trust, at Wray Castle. The young Potter’s love for the countryside began to turn into a passion for conserving it. Beatrix and her brother collected birds’ eggs, moths and butterflies, stones and pebbles, and she sketched and painted landscapes,” says Rowena Godfrey, Chairman of the Beatrix Potter Society. “Beatrix came toĭislike London intensely because of its polluted atmosphere. Her love of the countryside from any early age. Summers spent in Scotland, and later the Lake District, fostered To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Potter’s birth, we take a look at how her love of nature shaped the course of her fascinating life. She was a farmer and conservationist, whose vision helped preserve her beloved Lake District for future generations. Beatrix Potter had an abiding love of the natural world, and was an early supporter of the National Trust. ![]() However, there was much more to Miss Potter than her career as author and illustrator. Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Benjamin Bunny are loved around the globe, and still a fixture on children’s bookshelves in 2016, 150 years after her birth. Beatrix Potter will always be remembered for her books. ![]()
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