I LOVE BEATRIX POTTER. I think we all have one thing in common: BEATRIX POTTER. When I was a child, PETER RABBIT and other Potter tales were part of my daily life. My mother read all the tales to us over the years. When we were in London, she bought the complete collection at Harrods, and I remember having that collection next to my bed for most of my young. When we were young parents, a loving Adopted Aunt named Shirley Carroll in Reading Massachusetts gave our children a second complete collection. So, our children heard the tales at bedtime. As they grew older, they collected all the animal figures–bunnies, mice, etc..
When I learned that the ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE BEATRIX POTTER BOOK PETER RABBIT will be displayed alongside the text of the story, I knew I had to share this notification with my readers.
These ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS will be on display from 3 July – 8 January at THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM in South Kensington.
Helen Beatrix Potter was born in London on 28 July, 1866 and died on 22 Deember, 1943. She was born into a priviledged household and educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Her parents discouraged her intellectual development as a young woman, but her study and watercolor of fungi led to her being widely respected in the field of mycology.
In her thirties, Potter publishd the highly successful children’s book, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT. Around that time she became engaged secretly to her publisher Norman Ware. This caused a breach with her parents who disapproved of her marrying someone of lower social status. Warne died before the wedding could take place.
BEATRIX POTTER began writing and illustrating children’s books full time. With proceeds form the books, she became financially independent of her parents and was eventually able to buy HILL TOP FARM in the Lake District. She extended the property with other purchases over time. In her forties, she married William Heelis, a local solicitor, became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate books for children. She published twenty-three books.
Potter died on 22 December 1943 and left almot all of her property to the National Trust. Her books continue to see well throughout the world. Her stories have been retold in various formats including a ballet, films, and in animation.
I encourage my readers to visit the V&A and enjoy the ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS from the Beatrix Potter book PETER RABBIT.
I have a warm in this one.
Thanks,
Thomas Moore
http://www.londonconnection.com
hi! Same as you, i love the books of beatrix potter.i find them absolutly enchanting.as they say in the movie miss potter,her life was the most enchanting tale of all.. Unfortunely.i live in portugal,and therefore i won’t see potter’s marvelous drawings.enjoy them well!and remember,stay out of mr.mcgregor’s garden! Bye..
Comment by helena cordeiro — September 12, 2010 @ 4:15 pm
I admire Beatrix Potter. When i was a child my mother went to Europe and broguth me a post cards of Beatrix Potter and i love them ,never used becuse is a pice of art and today i read the books to my children and see the video they want to see more ,and more.
Iam from México City.
Thank you for shering your expirience.
Claudia
Comment by claudia — October 2, 2010 @ 8:50 am
.I love beatrix becuse you enjoy the nature and disvover many things that you can sher to the people.I don´t know the museum but some day i will go.
Comment by claudia — October 2, 2010 @ 8:57 am
HER BOOKS, THE FILM OF HER LIFE AND THE STRUGGLE SHE HAD TO GAIN AN INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND SHOW HER TO HAVE BEEN OF A FORWARD-LOOKING INDEPENDENT FRAME OF MIND AND A STERLING CHARACTER, A TRULY GOOD WOMAN OF A LOVING CHARACTER. hER STORIES ARE DELIGHTFUL, EQUAL TO THOSE OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. aLL CHILDREN AND ADULTS CAN LEARN FROM HER. i AM HAPPY TO LEARN THAT SHE DID MARRY LATER AND FIND LOVE. hER LEGacy lives on in many substantial ways. JOHN pAYNE, SYDNEY. aUSTRALIA.
Comment by John Payne — December 25, 2010 @ 8:25 pm
Quels ravissants petits personnages. J’ai raconté leur histoire à mes enfants et maintenant, c’est au tour de mes petits-enfants de connaître les merveilleux contes de Beatrix Potter.Merci pour ces beaux moments d’évasion.
De Millie en Belgique.
Comment by Millie Delf — May 25, 2011 @ 1:04 am
When I first discovered Peter Rabbit’s books I lived in a flat with my husband and our new born son Timothy. Underneath our flat there was a shop which sold children’s books, cassettes and children’s toys, including musical toys. I was fascinated by the language of the book and started buying other stories in the series of Peter Rabbit and then it occurred to me it would be very useful if I bought the cassettes too as I wished for our son to listen to a story with a very good English pronunciation at bed time. Later when Timothy was nearly 3 years old I used to give him the book and we both would listen to the stories turning the page when there was a bleep sound. Our son was brought up by the Peter Rabbit’s book and I must admit I loved it immensely myself. Coming from Russian background stories played a great part in my own life – the fairy tales by Pushkin and children’s stories by Tolstoy and Chekhov were even in our school books. So I have always loved children’s stories and did develop a special love for Beatrix Potter’s stories which I tried to introduce to many of my foreign friends. I even bought the original Peter Rabbit soft toys and sent them together with the books. I think children’s world is a better place with these books and I can not imagine it without Peter Rabbit and friends! It is a pure joy!
Comment by Raisa T-Desmond — February 7, 2013 @ 11:53 pm