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The Complete Tales
Children's fiction
The Complete Tales
400 pages · First published 1986
The Complete Tales brings together Beatrix Potter’s illustrated animal stories, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Tom Kitten, and many others. The small creatures wear clothes and speak, yet their world retains sharp consequences: gardens are dangerous, foxes are predators, and disobedience can have real costs. Potter’s precise observations of animals and the English countryside give the fantasy an unusually grounded texture. Collected together, the tales reveal a body of work that is charming without being entirely safe or sentimental.
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