POT - LANE, Margaret - The Tale of Beatrix Potter - (Paperback)

This book is still in a good condition - Previous ownership small inside - Some black and white photo illustrations.   >>>   Margaret Lane mined Beatrix Potters correspondence to flesh out the author and illustrator of the beloved children's classics she is so well known for.   -   Miss Potters writing career began, in fact, with an illustrated letter sent to cheer up the ailing son of her former governess; in it was told The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It took time, effort and the belief of a shy and retiring publisher, Norman Warne, to launch Beatrixs wondrous first career, to the delight and edification of children the world over.   -   Her second, and possibly personally more gratifying career as a sheep farmer of the hills of the Lake District, began in middle age. Her purchase of Hill Top farm was an act of rebellion against her lonely London childhood. She thrived and truly came into herself as a respected breeder and judge of Herdwick sheep.   -   Putting down roots in the Lake District brought her into contact with a local solicitor, William Heelis, whom she married. Together, the Heelis bought farms around Hill Top as they came up for sale. Ultimately, Mrs. Heelis turned the profits from her books into the preservation of thousands of acres through the National Trust.   -   This is a wonderful, anecdote-filled book, well illustrated with personal photographs and lovely color reproductions of Beatrix Potters watercolors.  (Goodreads)