Beatrix Potter: The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius

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A collection of biographies: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness.
"Beatrix Potter"'s books are adored by millions, but they were just one aspect of an extraordinary life. This captivating biography brings us the passionate, unconventional woman behind the beloved stories: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness.
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Weight 0.464000
Author Lear, Linda
Availability IP
Department Literature
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780141003108
Pages 608
Published 06/03/2008
Publisher Penguin
Section Literature
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