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Professional success and personal tragedy walk hand-in-hand for the creator of Peter Rabbit. Read by Lindsay Duncan.

Beatrix Potter's initial success as a writer is paralleled by an increasingly close relationship with her publisher Norman Warne.

Beatrix spends time in the Lake District where she feels at home and creates new characters, such as Tom Kitten.

Linda Lear鈥檚 biography of the 20th century's most-beloved children's writer.

Abridged by Alison Joseph

Read by Lindsay Duncan.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 2006.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Jan 2026 03:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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