Today is the birthday of iconic writer Beatrix Potter, InEntertainment reports. The author of the famous book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," was born on July 28, 1866, and died December 22, 1943.According to the article, Potter was born into a privileged family, but was very sad because she was kept isolated by her family. In seeing that she wrote 23 books and further, that she also was an illustrator, mycologist and conservationist, it seemed to me it made sense to find out a little more about her, especially since Peter Rabbit was such a big part of my life.
Beatrix Potter grew up in Victorian England and was shy and reserved. In the mid-nineteenth century little girls were not always academically educated and Beatrix was not, however, she was taught art and music.
I had to laugh when I found that this noble woman, while she was shy and reserved around "the outside world" as her site says, had a deep-coded secret diary where she apparently wrote what she really thought about other artists.
Potter taught herself a lot with respect to mycology and it was this love that she developed with an incredible love for nature which led to Peter Rabbit
The Peter Rabbit "Tale" actually started as a picture letter to a boy who had a chronic illness. Two initial lightening-fast printings of several hundred total copies led to the initial printing of 8.000 copies and the book has never been out of print since!
Tragically, Potter's publisher and fiancé, Norman Warne died without warning and she remained unmarried until age 47.
The proceeds from the sale of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" allowed Potter to purchase Hill Top Farm in her beloved Lakefront District.
When Beatrix Potter died she left much of her estate to the "National Trust" to allow people to see nature.
Beatrix Potter is described as a "woman ahead of her time." One of the reasons that Peter Rabbit has remained so popular (now over 100-years-old), is that Potter produced the first patented soft toy of Peter Rabbit in 1903; she had uncanny business sense.
And the creme de la Creme, if you really want to know more about the woman, check out the Beatrix Potter Movie. From what I heard, a great movie about an amazing woman and well worth the few bucks
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