Hamer, Samuel 211–2
Hammond, Florrie 19, 32, 45–6, 69, 73, 88–90, 132, 141, 147
Happy Pair, A 99, 108
Harescombe Grange 133
Hawkshead 74, 170, 173, 175, 185, 190, 196
Heelis, William
background 172–3
wedding 177–9
married life 183, 186–91, 211–6
Beatrix’s death 219–20
Heelis, William Dickson 173
Heelis and Son, W. H. 78
herdwick sheep 164, 206–7, 218
Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association 164
Hildesheimer & Faulkner 99–100, 108, 195
Hill Top Farm
alterations 183–8, 191
Beatrix’s ashes 214–5
Beatrix’s purchase of Hill Top 157–60
early years 162–70, 174, 176
farming 198
Hislop, Jimmy 209
Holme Ground 45
Hunca Munca (pet) 64, 72, 145
Hunca Munca (character) see Tale of Two Bad Mice, The
Hutton, Caroline 130–6, 146, 163
Jemima Puddle-duck see Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The
Jeremy Fisher see Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The
Johnny Town-mouse see Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, The
Josephine (pet) 66
Lake District 25, 34, 38, 75–6, 110–1, 120–3, 143, 147, 160. See also specific places.
Lakefield (Ees Wyke) 75, 155–6
Lear, Edward 32, 100
Leech, Jane 27, 38, 127–8, 190
Leech, John 26
Lehmann, Nina 9–10, 172
Lindeth Howe 189
Lingholm 75, 111, 147, 167
Linnean Society 119, 122
Llanbedr, Merionethshire 147–8, 151
Mahony, Bertha 215–6
Massee, George 117–9
McIntosh, Charles 113–6, 136
McKay, Alexander 207, 215, 217
McKenzie, Nurse Ann 14–8, 29–30, 32–3, 37, 45, 70
Melford Hall 72
Millais, John Everett 4, 9–10, 20, 27, 36, 54–7, 70–1, 80, 97, 113, 171
Miss Matilda Pussycat see Fairy Caravan, The
Monk Coniston Farm 208, 210
Moore, Anne Caroll 216
Moore, Annie see Carter, Annie
Moore, Edwin 90, 137
Moore, Eric 103–5, 134
Moore, Noel 103–5, 108, 116, 120, 134, 224
Mopsy (pet) 66
Mrs Tiggy-winkle see Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The
Mrs Tittlemouse see Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, The
mycology 59, 110–11
National Trust, The 120–2, 203, 209–12, 219
Natural History Museum 53, 115, 151
Far Sawrey, 170
Near Sawrey 57, 75, 122, 157, 162, 165, 173–4, 189, 207, 215
Perry, Marian 215–6
Peter Rabbit (pet) 67–8, 72
Peter Rabbit (character/book) see Tale of Peter Rabbit, The
Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book 194
Pig Robinson see Tale of Pig Robinson, The
Pigling Bland see Tale of Pigling Bland, The
Potter, Alice Crompton 30
Potter, Beatrix
animals 60–8
childhood, nursery life 5, 11, 13, 25, 32–3, 45, 88
death 215, 219–20
drawing and painting 3, 10, 19–21, 24, 47–8, 54–7, 86–7, 94–8, 106–9
engagement to Norman Warne 137, 146–52
health 30, 79–82, 91–4, 216–20, 226–8
Herdwicks 207–8
Hill Top 157–62, 164–70, 183
holidays in the country 35–8, 40–1, 73
influences 15–7, 34
interest in mycology and fungi 53, 110–2
journal writing 74–6, 83–4
lake district and farming 186, 191, 198–9, 204–6
later writing 192–8
marriage to William Heelis 172–4, 177–9, 212–16
National Trust 203, 210–12
printing 98–100
publication of Peter Rabbit 103–4, 120–3, 133–7
unmarried life 127–38
Potter, Bertram
adulthood 158, 177
health 80, 212
relationship with Beatrix 34–6, 52–4, 60, 63, 69, 90–1
schooling 31, 46, 58, 68, 80, 88, 114, 199
Potter, Blanche 87, 146
Potter, Crompton 86–7
Potter, Edmund 11, 26–7, 36, 39–42, 90
Potter, Emily 88, 129
Potter, Helen (née Leech)
background 3–6, 10, 12, 26
relationship with Beatrix 29–32, 45–6, 68–9, 80, 89, 92–5, 127–31, 146–7
later life 188–90, 213
Potter, Jessy (née Crompton) 42, 44–5, 69, 111, 160, 212
Potter, Kate 86
Potter, Rupert
art and photography 18–9, 26–7, 36, 74–5
background 3–4, 10–2, 16
death 188–9
opposition to Beatrix’s marriage 142–7
relationship with Beatrix 27, 29, 45–6, 54, 69, 82, 85, 92–5, 127–31
Rawnsley, Hardwicke Canon 120–2, 124, 136, 164, 168, 191, 203–4, 209, 213
Roscoe, Sir Henry 99, 117–20, 136
Royal Academy, The 26, 51, 86, 94, 96
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the 117
Samuel Whiskers see Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The
Scott, Sir Walter 30, 33, 65
Sly Old Cat, The 6, 32, 144, 192
Smith, Janey 223–5
Storey, Tom 209, 215, 217, 220
Story of Miss Moppet, The 161
Story of the a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The 161, 187
Strangeways & Sons 123–4
Tabitha Twitchit 11, 14, 82, 133, 159, 193
Tailor of Gloucester, The 5, 19, 32, 47, 56, 70, 108, 134–6, 139, 141, 167
Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The 66, 82, 133, 144–3
Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The 43, 63, 70, 162–3, 193
Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The 5, 60, 71, 82, 123, 133, 161–2, 170, 192
Tale of Jenny Crow, The 196
Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The 31, 70, 103–4, 108, 110, 113, 150, 161, 174, 178
Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, The 13, 35, 81, 160, 196
Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, The 18, 190–3
Tale of Little Pig Robinson, The 3, 5, 32, 35, 60, 68, 83, 92, 104, 197, 207
Tale of Mr Tod, The 109, 162, 175
Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The 31, 40, 60, 64, 71–2, 150, 159, 214, 217
Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The 14, 40, 66, 133, 162–9
Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The 31, 74, 83, 104, 139–41
Tale of the Faithful Dove, The 13, 147, 162, 196 212
Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The 43, 162, 223–7
Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, The 34, 40, 57, 88, 133, 144, 156
Tale of Peter Rabbit, The 67, 82, 104–5, 108, 110, 120, 122, 124, 133–9, 141, 155, 176, 187, 190, 203, 225
Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The 35, 57, 80, 162, 207
Tale of Tom Kitten, The
Tale of Two Bad Mice, The 7, 18, 64, 83, 89, 108, 167, 194
Timmy Tiptoes see Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The
Thisleton-Dyer, William 117–9, 122, 216
Tom Kitten see Tale of Tom Kitten, The
Tom Thumb see Tale of Two Bad Mice, The
Troutbeck Park Farm 208–11
Ward, Henry Marshall 118
Warne, Frederick 137
Warne, Fruing 138, 142, 192, 196–7, 205, 216
Warne, Harold 138, 147, 150, 159, 161, 175–6, 187, 190–4
Warne, Millie 138, 145, 151, 163–4, 175, 178, 187
Warne, Norman
courtship of Beatrix 137–41
working with Beatrix 73, 142–3
illness and death 146–9, 161
Weatherly, Frederick E. 99, 108
Wray Castle, 73–4, 112, 121, 157, 167
Xarifa (pet) 65, 71, 214
About Matthew Dennison
MATTHEW DENNISON is the author of five critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including Behind the Mask : The Life of Vita Sackville-West, a Book of the Year in The Times, The Spectator, The Observer and Independent. A former Douglas Jerrold scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, he is also a broadcaster and a regular contributor to Country Life.
Also by Matthew Dennison:
The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter
Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia
The Twelve Caesars
Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions
Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West
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First published in the UK in 2016 by Head of Zeus Ltd
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Endpapers from the first edition of The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse © Frederick Warne & Co., 1918, 2002.
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Portrait: Beatrix Potter (1938) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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