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She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.  \n\nThis is a detailed illustration of the garden of Buckle Yeat in Near Sawrey, Cumbria (Linder 1987, p.169). Beatrix placed her character, the dog Duchess, on the path reading a newly received letter, when the illustration appeared in <i>The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan</i> (1905). Her love of the village of Near Sawrey can be seen in the energetic depiction of details within the village: the carts, the shop fronts and the local lady passing by on the road in front.\n\n\n\n\n","physicalDescription":"Cottage front garden with many pink, purple and red flowers and a small amount of lawn. A pathway progresses to a gate and a fence at the top right hand corner of the illustration. A lady facing the ground, in a purple dress with her hair in a bun walks past the gate. A couple of carts and buildings can also be seen in the background. 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