Product Description

This lavish, illustrated journal describes Beatrix Potter's life as a young woman in Victorian Britain as she struggles to achieve independence and to find artistic success and romantic love. Using witty, observant commentary taken from Beatrix' s own diaries, the journal moves from London to Scotland to the Lake District, and features a wealth of watercolour paintings, sketches, photographs, letters, paper-engineered items and period memorabilia to recreate a world where nature and imagination are brilliantly combined.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101084 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.35" h x 9.86" w x 9.84" l, 2.38 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

About the Author
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). Her passion for the natural world lay behind the creation of her famous little books. A particular source of inspiration was the Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist.