![]() ![]() ![]() Her gallantly perfect language demonstrates the unwavering control with which she presented herself “In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets – when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta – there lived a tailor in Gloucester.” (In respectful observance of her constant mission to explain let’s note that “paduasoy” comes from peau de soie, literally “skin of silk,” and is a French medieval grosgrain fabric.) Hail her superb drawing of flora and fauna note, however, that she had lesser skill drawing humans. Fenton and he answered, “Don’t ask the poet, ask the poem.” Therefore - go thou and do likewise with Beatrix Potter, and you will find – to take some examples - a self-containment brought on by nursery loneliness see the inner space in her work: note the predominance of interiors. Beatrix Potter Original Tales 1-23 Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes Centenary Gold Edition The Tale Of Peter Rabbit Birthday Edition Classic Tales Book 23. For example, 'The story of naughty Peter Rabbit in Mr. ![]() Some years ago, when I was presenting Radio Four’s Poetry Please, a listener left a message at the BBC with a question for James Fenton as to the meaning of one of his poems. Beatrix Potters tales were often connected with real places, people, or animals, so each story also includes a brief introductory note about its history. Helen Beatrix Potter (/ b i t r k s /, 28 July 1866 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. ![]()
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