On 28th July this year, it’s the 150th anniversary of when children’s book author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, was born. Beatrix Potter books are still firm favourites on the majority of family bookshelves more than 70 years after her death; so to say her legacy is still going is an understatement!

But beyond The Tale of Peter Rabbit and countless of her other much-loved novels, how much do you know about the British author? The details of Potter’s life may be just as – or even more –fascinating than her whimsical animal tales. Here are some extraordinary facts to know…

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