Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature - Hardcover

Lear, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312369344 ISBN 13: 9780312369347

Verlag: ST MARTINS PR, 2007

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Peter Rabbit, Mr. McGregor, and many other Beatrix Potter characters remain in the hearts of millions. However, though Potter is a household name around the world, few know the woman behind the illustrations. Her personal life, including a romantic relationship with her publisher, Norman Warne, and her significant achievements outside of children's literature remain largely unknown. In Linda Lear’s enchanting new biography, we get the life story of this incredible, funny, and independent woman. As one of the first female naturalists in the world, Potter brought the beauty and importance of nature back into the imagination at a time when plunder was more popular than preservation. Through her art she sought to encourage conservation and change the world. With never before seen illustrations and intimate detail, Lear goes beyond our perrenial fascination with Potter as a writer and illustrator of children's books, and delves deeply into the life of a most unusual and gifted woman--one whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.

Biografía del autor:

LINDA LEAR, a professor of environmental history and author of the prize-winning biography Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, is an enthusiastic horticulturalist and collector of botanical art. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

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• Verlag: ST MARTINS PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312369344
• ISBN 13: 9780312369347
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 584