The Real Beatrix Potter
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The Real Beatrix Potter
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Narrated by:
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Rosie Akerman
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By:
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Nadia Cohen
About this listen
The Real Beatrix Potter is a fascinating and revealing biography of one of the world's most cherished children's authors. Beatrix Potter's famous little white books have enchanted generations of young admirers who adored the characters she created and, of course, her own distinctive illustrations.
Born into a typically repressed Victorian family, it was assumed that Beatrix would achieve little more than finding herself a rich husband, and so there was no point in bothering to educate her. But the Potters underestimated their daughter. Stifled by the lack of stimulation, she educated herself in art, science, and, of course, a great love of the natural world.
The success of Peter Rabbit proved her to be creative genius who could have become the toast of the London literary scene, but when her fiancé tragically died, Beatrix retreated to the Lake District, where she reinvented herself as a successful farmer, a canny businesswoman, and an early environmental pioneer. Passionately campaigning to save the area from development, she helped establish the National Trust, and, despite her great wealth, Beatrix lived out her days in humble anonymity.
©2020 Nadia Cohen (P)2020 White OwlWhat listeners say about The Real Beatrix Potter
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
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- 23-10-2022
Great info, biographer voice too strong
The biographer has done her best to make Beatrix into a pick me girl, but there’s also some genuinely good moments in this one, especially regarding Beatrix’s complicated relationship with her parents.
Could have done without the pearl clutching about the movies and how “poor Beatrix” had to spend so much time with WOMEN during the war, and how much harder they were to deal with than men (which doesn’t tally well with Beatrix giving her working mens’ wages to their wives instead of to them). The protestations of how much Beatrix did for feminism also seem a bit forced, since from her actions she seems to have had a lot of her own pretty rigid gender role ideas.
A bit less of the biographer’s ideas and a bit more of Beatrix is the main thing that makes this 3 stars instead of 4. It’s worth reading, but you might find yourself rolling your eyes more than once or twice.
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