Beatrix Potter: At Home in the Lake District - Hardcover

Denyer, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711214344 ISBN 13: 9780711214347

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2000

Synopsis

As an artist and storyteller Beatrix Potter is world-famous. Of no less importance is her work in protecting some of the finest examples of the Lake District's landscapes and in creating romantic interiors and a beautiful garden at Hill Top, the farmhouse she bought at Near Sawrey in 1905. Her picturesque house and the breathtaking scenery inspired many of Beatrix's stories and drawings. This book looks at the relationship between the Lake District and her work and includes numerous extracts from her letters and diaries, as well as atmospheric photographs from the Beatrix Potter archive.

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Review:

Susan Denyer shows a natural empathy for her subject and the countryside she loved (Home & Country)

A beautiful and absorbing book which will keep anyone ever touched by Beatrix Potter's life and work thoroughly absorbed from stunning cover to cover (Antiques Magazine)

Synopsis:

As an artist and story-teller Beatrix Potter is world-famous. She also worked to protect some of the finest examples of the Lake District's landscapes and created romantic interiors and a beautiful garden at Hill Top, the farmhouse she bought at Near Sawrey in 1905. Her picturesque house and the breathtaking scenery inspired many of Beatrix's stories and drawings, and this book looks at the intimate connection between the Lake District and her work. With numerous extracts from her letters and diaries, this illustrated book celebrates Potter's achievements in the Lake District and her major gifts to the National Trust.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0711214344
• ISBN 13: 9780711214347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144