Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A Lost Beatrix Potter Manuscript Is Being Turned Into A Book

Peter Rabbit lives on!

Beatrix Potter originally published the classic children's book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, in 1902.

Beatrix Potter originally published the classic children's book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, in 1902.

Warne Publishers

And now, 73 years after the author's death, a publisher discovered a lost manuscript written by Potter, titled The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots.

And now, 73 years after the author's death, a publisher discovered a lost manuscript written by Potter, titled The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots.

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According to BBC, in 1914 Potter sent the book to her publisher and described the character as, "a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life."

According to BBC, in 1914 Potter sent the book to her publisher and described the character as, "a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life."

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After Jo Hanks — who's a publisher at Penguin Random House Children's — noticed this fact in "an out-of-print Potter biography," she went on to find the unpublished book in the Victoria and Albert Museum archive.

After Jo Hanks — who's a publisher at Penguin Random House Children's — noticed this fact in "an out-of-print Potter biography," she went on to find the unpublished book in the Victoria and Albert Museum archive.

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