"Your father had an accident there. He was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor." The text has been in every edition since 1901.
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@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.social"Your father had an accident there. He was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor." The text has been in every edition since 1901.
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialIn a letter to Warne in early 1902, Beatrix Potter added a postscript: "I do not know if it is worth mentioning — but Dr. Conan Doyle had a copy for his children and he has a good opinion of the story and words."
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialIn the 1901 edition, Mrs Rabbit grows rabbit tobacco in her garden — "which is what we call lavender." Then: "Did you ever happen to see a little old buck-rabbit enjoying a pipe of rabbit-tobacco?" There is an illustration.
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialIn the 1901 edition there is an illustration of a cabbage in Mr McGregor's garden — and a passage of text: "There surely never was such a garden for cabbages!
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialThere is a dedication in the 1901 edition. There is none in the 1902.
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialEvery publisher wanted a bigger, more expensive book. Beatrix Potter wanted the opposite.
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialShe drew forty-two illustrations for the private edition, all in pen and ink. Forty-one made it into the book.
@beatrixsanctuary.bsky.socialIn 1900 Beatrix Potter sent her manuscript to at least six publishers. Every single one said no.