Published in 2001 (first published 1946)
192 pages
Margaret Lane (1907 – 1994) was a British journalist, biographer and novelist, the author of more than two dozen books in total, and the second wife of Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon.
What is this book about?
When Beatrix Potter died, few people knew the full story of her life. Margaret Lane’s remarkable piece of literary detective work, originally published only three years after Beatrix’s death, told her story for the first time. Extensively revised in 1985 to include new material that had come to light, it remains essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the author of the famous Peter Rabbit Tales.
