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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.  \r\n\r\nThis drawing of a poultry shop run by a weasel ‘unlicensed to sell game’ is full of humour, the addition of written puns such as ‘Sparrows are CHEAP today’ adding to the effect. The study also reflects Potter’s keen interest in natural history; her understanding of the natural world was far from sentimental. She studied the anatomy of animals and the dead animals shown within the sketch are approached with an eye to scientific accuracy. \r\n","physicalDescription":"A pencil drawing showing the poultry shop signed 'W.WEASEL unlicensed to sell GAME' with the weasel shopkeeper in the doorway on the left and, to the right, dead birds, mice and rats hanging up for sale, with a basket of eggs. Signs within the shop read 'Game & Mice from our own Preserves' and 'Fresh Poultry Nightly from Cucumber Farm'. 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