Beatrix Potter

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer and illustrator who produced a series of much-loved children’s books. She was the subject of the 2006 biopic Miss Potter.

Potter in 1913

Quotes

• I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense...
  • Journal entry (1896-11-17), from the National Trust collection.

• Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)

• Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit

• This is a Tale about a tail — a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.
  • The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

• It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is "soporific." I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a rabbit.
  • The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)

• Painting is an awkward thing to teach except the details of the medium. If you and your master are determined to look at nature and art in two different directions you are sure to stick.
  • Journal entry from May 28, 1883, quoted in "Introducing Beatrix Potter" from The Victoria and Albert Museum

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Beatrix Potter on Wikipedia
• Works related to Author:Beatrix Potter on Wikisource
• Media related to Beatrix Potter on Wikimedia Commons