- Cats, Children's stories, English, Christmas, Christmas stories
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.
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Classical in form, intimate, effortless and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Beatrix Potter, H y Xiao Phd
- First published
- 1903
- Pages
- 59
- Publisher
- Sperling & Kupfer, Viking Press, Bantam Books
- Editions
- 70
- Language
- French, English, Italian, wel
- ISBN
- 9780671632342
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“IN THE TIME of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester.”
Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first published work in 1902. Her books, including 23 Tales, have sold more than 250 million copies. Potter was also a pioneer of merchandising—in 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character. Born into an upper-middle-class household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and
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