Showing Beatrix Potter: The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius by Linda Lear

Paperback or Pub Date: March. 2008 Pages: 640 Publisher: Penguin Beatrix Potter's books ARE adored by millions but THEY Were just one ASPect of an Extraordinary life. This Captivating biography-ings us the passionate. Unconventional Woman behind The Beloved stories: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who. finally was given a second chance of love and happiness.