Tale of Mrs. William Heelis-Beatrix Potter - Softcover

Heelis, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750921250 ISBN 13: 9780750921251

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Much has been written about the life of Beatrix Potter, the celebrated children's author. Yet one area of her life that has been relatively undocumented is her relationship with Willie Heelis, to whom she was happily married for nearly 30 years. In this account of the Heelis family, which draws on a wealth of anecdotes from family and friends, the author, Willie's great-nephew John Heelis, casts a welcome perspective on this relationship - as well as tackling such controversial questions as whether Beatrix really did like children. Among the strengths of this edition are first-hand reminiscences of family and Lake District friends of the couple, including extensive extracts from some previously unpublished letters. These with the correspondence between Beatrix and Miss Louie Choyce written in the 1920s and 1930s, add to the information about Willie's and Beatrix's life together in Sawrey.

About this title

About the Author:

John Heelis is the great nephew of Beatrix and Willie. He lives in Cumbria.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0750921250
• ISBN 13: 9780750921251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98