Linda Lear - About Linda Lear
Description: Beatrix Potter, the twentieth century's most beloved children's writer and illustrator, creator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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Beatrix and Spot Beatrix Potter , the twentieth century's most beloved children's writer and illustrator, created books that will forever conjure nature for millions. Yet though she is a household name around the world, her personal life and her other significant achievements remain largely unknown. This remarkable new biography is an exploration of the life and times of an extraordinary woman.
Beatrix and William Gaskell Potter's was, Linda Lear reveals, a life inspired and enriched by nature. Even as a child and a young woman, growing up in a wealthy, conventional London family, her imagination and artistic talent were fed by visits to the countryside. She found personal and financial freedom through nature, first as an artist and scientific illustrator, and then as the creator of the overnight bestseller Peter Rabbit which also revealed her to a far-sighted marketer and merchandiser. It was in
Linda Lear - About Linda Lear