![]() ![]() She launched the now vast merchandise programme by patenting the very first Peter Rabbit doll in 1903. With revenue from the sales of her books, Beatrix Potter bought a farm - Hill Top - in the English Lake District, where she later became a farmer and prize-winning sheep breeder. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. Tiggy-winkle", "Benjamin Bunny", "Jemima Puddle-duck", "Mr. ![]() From her first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including "Mrs. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her, and it's only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog! Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. ![]() She knocks on the tiny door, and meets Mrs Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing and ironing for the neighbouring animals. It is discovered one day by a little girl called Lucie, who is in search of her missing pocket handkerchiefs. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. "The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle" was first published in 1905, and is as charming today as it was then. "The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle" is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. ![]()
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