The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903). Written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). Frederick
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903). Written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). Frederick Warne and Co., London. First Edition. Illustrated with coloured plates. Publisher’s paper-covered boards, illustration laid-down to upper.The story is about an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin and his narrow escape from an owl called Old Brown.Potter was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life.“THIS is a Tale about a tail – a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.” – Potter -- source link
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