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 a voyage of discovery into the story of an extraordinary woman. At a time when plunder was more popular than preservation, she brought nature back into the English imagination. "Beatrix Potter: A Life In Nature" reveals a strong, humorous and independent woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.
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one of the most interesting Englishwomen of her time (Charlotte Moore )
Curl up will Lear's excellent new biography (Daily Mail )
Potter's marvellous voice, captured in letters and journals, comes through loud and clear ... Lear gives us much to consider about this unfamiliar and remarkable woman (Lavinia Greenlaw Daily Telegraph )
Lear blasts through the myths and misconceptions to reveal a Victorian rebel ... biography at its inspiring, riveting best (Scotland on Sunday )
The fullest and most authoritative biography of Potter to date (Independent on Sunday ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Curl up will Lear's excellent new biography (Daily Mail )
Potter's marvellous voice, captured in letters and journals, comes through loud and clear ... Lear gives us much to consider about this unfamiliar and remarkable woman (Lavinia Greenlaw Daily Telegraph )
Lear blasts through the myths and misconceptions to reveal a Victorian rebel ... biography at its inspiring, riveting best (Scotland on Sunday )
The fullest and most authoritative biography of Potter to date (Independent on Sunday ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Linda Lear has always been intrigued by how the lives of arts and writers have been influenced by the natural world. She discovered quite by accident that before Potter began her legendary series of 'little books' for children she had been an avid student of natural history. A professor of environmental history and author of the prize winning biography Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, Lear is an enthusiastic horticulturalist and collector of botanical art. She and her husband live in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a superb book. I borrowed it from the library and am now just about to buy it, I know I'll read it again and again. I feel like I've just stepped back in time and met some fascinating people. Not just Beatrix but many of her friends and those who have influenced her described in detail and are interesting in themselves. The appendix showing the reasearch is huge and also a good read, so much so that I intend to read about the work of others.
To know Beatrix's later life is also to know the origins of the National Trust and the conservation movement and that is also another component of this fascinating woman's life detailed in this book.
I could hardly put this book down once I'd started it. It's easy to read and an excellent introduction to a fascinating person, her friends and activities. Highly recommended.
To know Beatrix's later life is also to know the origins of the National Trust and the conservation movement and that is also another component of this fascinating woman's life detailed in this book.
I could hardly put this book down once I'd started it. It's easy to read and an excellent introduction to a fascinating person, her friends and activities. Highly recommended.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Linda Lear must be a very patient and dedicated author indeed to have researched and produced a book like this.A labour of love this must surely be,you would think that that any book containing so much painstaking detail might tend to bore the reader to death. No such thing ,it is one of those you dont want to put down. If you want to know anything about the life and times of Beatrix Potter you are almost certain to find it here,it is so interesting and well written not to mention the inclusion of some beautifull paintings by the great lady plus ample photographs.You certanly get your moneys worth with this comprehensive work, I can think of nothing bad to say about it, on the contrary -quite brilliant.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By M. Wilkins
Format:Hardcover
I borrowed this book as soon as it appeared in the library and have rarely enjoyed a biography so much. Although I knew that she had been very influential in conservation in the Lake District I had no idea what an amazing woman she was. The recent film starring Renee Zellweger, which I thoroughly enjoyed, seemed with hindsight to trivialise her achievements, though I suppose it had to concentrate on her books, these being the best-known aspect of her life. This very well researched book fills in all the gaps, shows what a fine botanist she became, with only her status as an amateur and a woman preventing her from being better thought of in professional circles. She was a ground-breaker in the study of fungi and an excellent botanical artist. I hope that this book will serve to tell the world at large of the real Beatrix Potter.
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insite into an extaordinary lady
very interesting if some what sad life, worth reading. a good insite to her life as a writter and a farmer.
Published 6 months ago by kajob3
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an inspiration for life
I thoroughly recommend this wonderfully detailed account of the life of this multi talented woman. Linda Lear has written a fascinating and informative biography which made me want... Read more
Published 13 months ago by bookworm
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What an Amazing Woman she Was!
I've been a great admirer of Beatrix Potter since my childhood, having read all the `Peter Rabbit'-books, watching the animated television series, and also the 2007 biographical... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Rochester
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Less is more
This is without doubt the most researched biography I have read on Beatrix Potter being a specialist interest. The research done is amazing. No stone is left unturned. Read more
Published on 28 July 2010 by E. Hood
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FANTASTIC!!!
A brilliant book from start to finish - there's so much more to Beatrix Potter than her children's books - I never knew quite how gifted and knowledgeable she was until I read this... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by LouLou
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so well writtern
I enjoy biographies and read quite a few-being a painter I usually find myself reading about artists. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2010 by snailtank
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A lovely book
This is a very detailed book. At the beginning, you really do have to persevere as it discusses in extraordinary detail, Beatrix's research into spores and fungi. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by C. Seibert
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Beatrix Potter - The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius
After watching the recent film about Beatrix Potters earlier life, I wanted to know more about her. I was not disappointed with this book, which told of her 'tale' up to her... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2009 by Mrs. M. Tuck
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Mrs D-P
The information is fascinating but I am rather disappointed that Lear uses the same quotations on a number of occasions - it makes it rather tiresome to read.
Published on 11 July 2008 by Mrs D-P
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Wonderful biography
Dr. Lear has written an amazing biography of a fascinating woman. Ms, Potter was an early feminist and conservationist, and this engrossing biography with its evocative... Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Elizabeth C. Chapman
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