The World of Peter Rabbit: A Box of Postcards Synopsis
One hundred beautiful postcards from the world of Beatrix Potter To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth in 2016, this delightful collection of one hundred postcards features her beautiful and iconic illustrations. From book covers to picture letters and watercolours to sketches - this exquisite gift box showcases the best of Beatrix Potter's unique talent. The postcards include rarely seen sketches by Beatrix and artwork from her 23 tales. Perfect for sending, framing or simply adding to your Beatrix Potter collection. A wonderful souvenir of the Beatrix Potter 150th anniversary year.
Beatrix Potter was born in London in 1866. During her rather lonely childhood and later, as a young woman, she studied art and natural history. She acquired her love and knowledge of the countryside during family holidays, at first in Scotland and then in the Lake District. She started her career as children's author and illustrator in 1901 when she was thirty-five. In the years before the First World War, demand for her work was so great that she was publishing an average of two new stories a year. As she became financially independent, she was able to buy some land in the Lake District and in 1913, on her marriage to solicitor William Heelis, she moved to live there permanently. For the last thirty years of her life, writing and illustrating gave place to a second career as a sheep farmer and countryside conservationist.
Her little books never lost their popularity however and today they sell in their millions, translated into numerous languages, and the pleasures of those timeless tales continue to be enjoyed by children all over the world.
