The enduring charm of Beatrix Potter's characters have ensured that her wonderful Tales are as popular today as they were over a hundred years ago. The delightful characters she created arte known all over the world and have touched the lives of millions of people - after all, who hasn't grown up with Peter Rabbit and his friends?
The Tale about this naughty little rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden is where it all began. Perhaps her best loved story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit was the first of her books to be published, in 1902. It told the unforgettable story of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter, which Beatrix Potter originally sent in September 1893 as a 'picture letter' to the son of her former governess, Noel Moore, who was unwell.