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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.  \r\n\r\nIn 1890 Beatrix Potter and her brother, Bertram, hoped to buy a printing machine. Bertram suggested that Beatrix sell her imaginary drawings to raise funds. The printer Hildesheimer & Faulkner purchased six designs from Beatrix and printed them as Christmas and New Year cards. Beatrix’s publishers also repackaged some of her card designs into a little Christmas booklet, A Happy Pair. The final version of this design appeared on the front cover of this publication in 1890. The illustrations were accompanied by verses written by the songwriter and barrister, Frederic E. Weatherly. \r\n","physicalDescription":"A watercolour drawing of a gentleman rabbit in a blue-grey coat and a lady rabbit in a red hooded coat, the lady rabbit holding a basket. 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