Rebirth in the Life and Works of Beatrix Potter

ISBN-13: 9781476680620 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 217 str.

Richard Tuerk

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Acknowledgments ix
A Very Personal Preface 1
What to Call Beatrix Potter 5
An Introduction to the World of Beatrix Potter 7
Potter's Realism 33
Fairies, Fairytales and Beatrix Potter 43
Potter's Vocabulary and Readership Awareness 49
The Tale of Peter Rabbit 55
The Tailor of Gloucester 66
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 69
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 76
The Tale of Two Bad Mice and The Tale of Mrs. ­Tiggy-Winkle 82
The Tale of the Pie and the ­Patty-Pan 88
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher 94
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, and "The Sly Old Cat" 101
The Tale of Tom Kitten 105
The Tale of Jemima ­Puddle-Duck 109
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The ­Roly-Poly Pudding 114
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 122
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles 126
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse 128
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 130
The Tale of Mr. Tod 134
The Tale of Pigling Bland 143
The Tale of Johnny ­Town-Mouse 147
The Fairy Caravan: Beatrix Potter's Book for an American Audience 152
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 159
Sister Anne 170
Three Posthumous Works: ­Wag-by-Wall, The Tale of the Faithful Dove, and The Tale of ­Kitty-in-Boots 177
A Very Personal Conclusion 182
Notes 189
Works Cited 199
Index 205