The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | |
| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co |
| Publication date | 1902 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 12533701 |
| Followed by | The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin |
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is the first in the series of children's books written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and is perhaps her best-known work. The book was written for private amusement, but publication was urged by Potter's friends.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.[1][2]
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[edit] Synopsis
Peter Rabbit and his three sisters (Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail) live with their mother under the roots of a large fir tree. Peter, who is an adventurous young bunny, invades the garden of Mr. McGregor, despite his mother's orders not to do so, as his father had met with an unfortunate accident there and was made into a pie. After Peter has helped himself to some of the garden's vegetables and wanders about to find some parsley to settle his full belly, he is chased by the angry farmer. As he runs, he loses his shoes among the vegetables, and then gets caught up in the netting that protects a group of gooseberry bushes. Peter escapes just in time after a group of helpful birds encourage him to try to loose himself one more time. He loses his jacket as he wiggles free just before Mr. McGregor can trap him with a sieve. He then ducks into a gardening shed and hides in a watering can, but gives himself away when he can't help but sneeze. After three more close calls (avoiding a cat and eluding Mr. McGregor twice), he finally makes it safely out of the garden and returns home, to collapse on the floor of his home. Mr. McGregor makes a scarecrow of the clothing Peter leaves behind. Peter's sisters enjoy a bread and blackberry dinner, but Peter finds he is still not feeling well (after having eaten too much and then spent time in the wet watering can) and is sent to bed by his mother with only a bit of chamomile tea for his meal.
[edit] Trivia
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In the musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, the song "Book Report" is about the characters' frustrations in writing a 100-word book report about Peter Rabbit.
The character of Mr. McGregor is thought to be based on a local resident of the village of Dalguise in Perthshire, where Potter holidayed as a child.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ United Media Licensing - PETER RABBIT. United Media Licensing. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
- ^ Peter Rabbit. The Copyrights Portfolio. Retrieved on 2000-06-23.
[edit] External links
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, available at Project Gutenberg.
- Audio Book The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Project Gutenberg
- Digital Book The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Digital Library Services Department of the Special Collections Department of the The University of Iowa Libraries.
