Related links

British History - Famous dates - Cultural Britain - Monarchs

Join in

Send page to a friend

BOOK SOUTH KENSINGTON HOTELS

Beatrix Potter Quotes

More Quotes

'Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.'

'Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.'

'I hate publicity, and I have contrived to survive to be an old woman without it, except in the homey atmosphere of Agricultural Shows'

Born in South Kensington, London
Died in Sawrey, Cumbria
More about Beatrix Potter

Links:
internal link World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
internal link Beatrix Potter Gallery

More famous Britons here

Brit Quote:
I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details” - Milton Jones
More Quotes

On this day:
The Battle of Basing - 0871, 1st British Colonists reach New Zealand - 1840, Spanish Steamer Sinks SS Northfleet - 1873, Battle of Isandlwana - 1879, Queen Victoria dies - 1901, Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM - 1924, BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary - 1927, Public Sector Strike Begins - 1979, Space Invaders Hit UK - 1979
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages