Miniature World of Peter Rabbit 12 copy Mini drawer R/I
Miniature versions of Beatrix Potter's 12 most popular tales inside a stylish contemporary giftbox. The tales are exact replicas of the new editions published in March 2002. Tales are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
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January 11, 2007Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, at No. 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. Beatrix Potter discovered her love of nature on annual summer holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. On September 4, 1893, Beatrix sat down to write a picture letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her ex-governess, all about a naughty rabbit called Peter. Noel was ill in bed and so Beatrix wrote to him: "My dear Noel, I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits. . . . " Some years later, Beatrix thought of publishing the story as a book. She rewrote it into an exercise book and sent it to…