However, Norman proved to be a good choice. The publishers did not have much hope it would sell many copies they actually gave the project to their youngest brother, Norman, as a kind of test for his first project. The first book was published in 1902 when Beatrix was 36. Her initial attempts proved unsuccessful, but she persevered and eventually it was taken on by Frederick Warne & Company. In her 20s that she sought to try and get her children’s book and drawings published. Thus, unusually for the late Victorian time period, Beatrix remained single and stayed at home. She was a fiercely independent woman, and she disliked the idea of being tied down to an uneventful domestic life of staying at home and bringing up children. Many suitable suitors were found however, for each prospective marriage partnership Beatrix turned them down. In her early 20s, Beatrix’s parents tried to arrange a suitable partner for Beatrix to marry. Nevertheless, she later became respected for her contribution to mycology – the study of fungi. An uncle tried to help her become a student at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, but she was rejected because of her gender. At one time she had aspirations to develop this scientific interest professionally. Beatrix was also interested in natural history she would spend many hours drawing wildlife such as fungi and flowers. She drew these animals throughout her childhood, gradually improving the standard of her drawings.
“Thank goodness I was never sent to school it would have rubbed off some of the originality.”ĭuring her childhood, and especially in the Lake District, she looked after many animals, such as rabbits, frogs, and even bats. Beatrix was a naturally gifted artist, and with some art lessons, she also learnt the technical side of drawing. Having little social contact with children of her own age, Beatrix began to be drawn into her own world of creating her own stories, based on animals. She spent much of her early life in her own company she rarely saw her brother Ewan, who was sent to boarding school. Her parents were also artistic and this artistic talent was passed on to Beatrix. Her father, Robert, was a distinguished lawyer, and her mother the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
Short bio Beatrix Potterīeatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943)īeatrix was born in Kensington, London to middle-class, Unitarian parents. In her later life, she bought a substantial amount of land in the Lake District and on her death donated it to the National Trust, helping to preserve a significant part of the Lake District national park. Stories that combined her love for both animals and the English countryside. She is best remembered for her best-selling children’s books, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter was a writer, illustrator and conservationist.
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