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A Creative Journal

Beatrix Potter

by Heather Goldsmith on March 6th, 2006

Today I discovered that Beatrix Potter kept a coded journal from around the age of 14 or 15 until she was 30. The author known for her Tales of Peter Rabbit series was a very interesting woman. In fact it took an engineer named Leslie Linder seven years to decipher her personal journal, which was later published as The journal of Beatrix Potter from 1881 to 1897. He had to crack her code first, though. Her code was also the subject of a book written by M. Daphne Kutzer; Beatrix Potter: Writing in Code.

After doing some research online I found her Peter Rabbit titles here, without the beautiful illustrations, for you to read for free. The website also includes a built-in dictionary that allows you to look up any word in the text.

If you can’t get hold of her published journal you can read some scant excerpts here and here. I hope you enjoy these as much as I have. Mrs Rabbit warns Peter; no mischief 

  

 

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4 opinions for Beatrix Potter

  • rift
    Mar 6, 2006 at 11:49 am

    Beatrix Potter! I never knew it before, but I love her art… thanks so much for the links!

    Project Gutenberg has many of her books, including the illustrations!!
    Beatrix Potter at Gutenberg

    thanks,
    rift

    p.s. I’ve been reading your web site for a couple months, now, and I very much enjoy it. Keep up the good work!

  • rift
    Mar 10, 2006 at 12:38 pm

    I didn’t know it til now, but I love Beatrix Potter’s art work! Thank you so much for the links.

    Project Gutenberg has many of her books available as free downloads. Most of them include the illustrations! yay!
    Beatrix Potter at Gutenberg

    P.S. I very much enjoy your website, Heather. Keep up the good work!

  • Heather Goldsmith
    Mar 11, 2006 at 7:34 am

    Thanks for reposting your comment, I really appreciate it. ;-)

  • A Creative Journal » Miss Potter
    Jan 6, 2007 at 9:30 am

    […] I’ve already mentioned the amazing Miss Beatrix Potter, author of the Peter Rabbit books for children, and her coded journal in this blog. Well, now she’s the subject of a film starring Renée Zellweger. Miss Potter opened in the US recently. Let’s hope her life will continue to offer inspiration to new and old journal writers alike. […]

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