The Journal Of Beatrix Potter: From 1881 To 1897
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Hidden for decades within a private cipher that no ordinary reader could penetrate, the secret journal of Beatrix Potter stands as one of the most remarkable literary discoveries of the twentieth century. Spanning sixteen formative years from 1881 to 1897, this intimate record chronicles the observations, frustrations, scientific curiosities, and artistic ambitions of a young Victorian woman long before the world came to know her as the creator of Peter Rabbit — offering an unguarded, candid window into a brilliant mind constrained by the rigid expectations of her class and era. Transcribed painstakingly from Potter's own invented code script by scholar Leslie Linder, whose monumental detective work unlocked the cipher after years of dedicated study, The Journal of Beatrix Potter: From 1881 to 1897 presents a portrait of its author that is at once deeply personal and culturally revealing. Potter's entries illuminate her keen intelligence, her passion for natural history and art, and her quietly rebellious inner life — themes that resonate far beyond the pages of her beloved children's tales. Published by the prestigious house of Frederick Warne & Co., with an appreciation by H. L. Cox, this volume is an indispensable treasure for admirers of Potter's work and students of Victorian life alike, leaving one to wonder what other secrets this extraordinary woman carried silently within her.
Author: Leslie Linder
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. (London) / Frederick Warne & Co. Inc. (New York)
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Hidden for decades within a private cipher that no ordinary reader could penetrate, the secret journal of Beatrix Potter stands as one of the most remarkable literary discoveries of the twentieth century. Spanning sixteen formative years from 1881 to 1897, this intimate record chronicles the observations, frustrations, scientific curiosities, and artistic ambitions of a young Victorian woman long before the world came to know her as the creator of Peter Rabbit — offering an unguarded, candid window into a brilliant mind constrained by the rigid expectations of her class and era. Transcribed painstakingly from Potter's own invented code script by scholar Leslie Linder, whose monumental detective work unlocked the cipher after years of dedicated study, The Journal of Beatrix Potter: From 1881 to 1897 presents a portrait of its author that is at once deeply personal and culturally revealing. Potter's entries illuminate her keen intelligence, her passion for natural history and art, and her quietly rebellious inner life — themes that resonate far beyond the pages of her beloved children's tales. Published by the prestigious house of Frederick Warne & Co., with an appreciation by H. L. Cox, this volume is an indispensable treasure for admirers of Potter's work and students of Victorian life alike, leaving one to wonder what other secrets this extraordinary woman carried silently within her.