Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature

This beautiful book explores the beloved writer’s achievements as a storyteller, artist, and naturalist.

Beatrix Potter’s universe of characters-Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddleduck-have delighted audiences for over a century. A creative pioneer and determined
entrepreneur,
she
combined
scientific observation
with
imaginative
storytelling
to
create some
of
the
world’s
best-loved
children’s
books. This volume showcases Potter’s charming charac-ters against the backdrop of her exquisite botanical drawings, humorous illustrated letters to friends, Lake District landscapes, and rarely seen photographs.

Beatrix
Potter’s
endearingly
hand-painted
world of animals and gardens made her one of the most celebrated children’s book authors of all time, yet this is but one facet of her creative life. Drawn to the picturesque English countryside after a London childhood, Potter had a passion for nature that influenced her many achievements as a naturalist, artist, storyteller, and later in life as a fervent conservationist and
gentlewoman
farmer. This book sheds light upon the connections between her art, entrepreneurial success, and legacy in preservation.