Beatrix Potter
Helen Beatrix Potter (London, July 28, 1866 - Near Sawrey, December 22, 1943) was a British illustrator, writer and naturalist, best remembered for her illustrated books for children. His works celebrate life and nature in the English countryside through the narration of the adventures of anthropomorphized animals such as the famous Peter Coniglio (The Tale of Peter Coniglio, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1902). [1] Potter is one of the most widely read and loved writers of children's literature; his 24 short stories have been translated into 35 languages and have sold over 100 million copies [2]. His stories have been adapted to cinema, reworked in music and dance; his life told in a cinematographic and television feature film. The passion for nature, for animals and for painting, especially in watercolor, was the main theme of Potter's life from childhood, and is reflected in his literary works. Her picture books were a great success, and the corresponding income, combined with the inheritance received from an aunt, allowed her to buy first the Hill Top Farm land in Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District, and then that of numerous adjacent farms to preserve the hilly landscape of that country. Potter committed himself to safeguarding the natural environment of the land he owned, which he inherited from the National Trust upon his death; these lands make up much of today's Lake District National Park protected nature area.
