beatrix potter the tailor of gloucester book

These make her recognisable by the scientific community, especially her mycological illustrations and research into the reproduction of fungus spores. Her paintings and drawings were not only of animals and nature but also insects, fossils, archaeological artefacts, and fungi. Potter did not start as an author, but rather as an artist. I remember learning too that Potter was also very interested in biology and anatomy, and liked to see how things worked, which aided in her realistic drawings of animals.

As a child she was given private art lessons and loved painting the natural world. Her mother and father were artistic and she and her brother Walter Bertrum would often draw the various small animals they kept as pets. Not only is Potter a wonderfully storyteller, but all of her stories are told with beautiful illustrations she did herself. Potter wrote twenty three books, each celebrating mature and country life and brought to life lasting characters such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Tom Kitten, and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and other wonderful characters each with a wonderful story of their own. Her education was done by a private governess until she was eighteen but she was taught multiple broad subjects such as languages, science, history, and literature. Potter didn’t have a lot of friends outside her family and she spent a lot of time with her parents and brother. Today is the birthday of the delightfully wonderful author Beatrix Potter, author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, and my absolute favourite story The Tailor of Gloucester.īeatrix Potter was born Helen Beatrix Potter in 1866 to a wealthy Unitarian family.

Beatrix potter the tailor of gloucester book