The Tailor of Gloucester
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| Author | Beatrix Potter |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Literature |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne and Co |
| Released | 1903 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The Tailor of Gloucester is a children's novel by Beatrix Potter that was first published in 1903. It is traditionally read to children on Christmas eve, just before bed time.[citation needed]
[edit] Synopsis
This book tells the story of a poor tailor, his cat, and the mice that live in his shop. He has many scraps of cloth and ribbons left over that are too small for any practical use. The mice take these and make fine clothes for themselves.
The tailor sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-coloured silk for a coat the mayor has commissioned for his wedding, which will take place on Christmas morning.
While the cat is gone, he frees the mice from teacups where Simpkin has imprisoned them. When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger.
When the tailor falls ill, the mice save the day by completing the coat.
A motion picture version of the novel was released in 1989 on national television featuring Ian Holm and Jude Law.
An animated adaptation of the story was featured on The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends in 1993.
The picturesque building the story is set in is, externally at least, virtually unchanged from Beatrix Potter's time. It currently sells Beatrix Potter memorabilia and is based in Gloucester.
[edit] External links
- The Tailor of Gloucester, available at Project Gutenberg.
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