Complete Works of Beatrix Potter - Complete Peter Rabbit Books

by Beatrix Potter

Finally Beatrix Potter’s works have entered the European public domain, allowing readers to explore the complete Peter Rabbit books for the first time in digital format. The beloved author and illustrator's tales have delighted and charmed readers across the world since the first publication of ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ in 1902. Potter’s imaginative children’s books are now celebrated for their detailed depiction of animals and evocative portrayal of the British landscape and country life. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Beatrix Potter, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Potter's life and works* Concise introductions to the tales and other texts* ALL 23 tales, with large stunning colour images - fantastic for tablet, smart phone or Kindle PC/Mac viewing programs* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* All the works are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Ideal for Kindle Fire, iPad and iPhone customers – spends hours exploring the beauty of Potter’s art* Also includes the rare unpublished tales and paintings* Features Potter’s other novels and tales, with many rare texts appearing here for the first time in digital print* Rare novellas like SISTER ANNE appear here for the first time on the Kindle* Includes Potter's journals - spend hours exploring the author’s personal diary entries* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesPlease it may require longer than usual to download this file due to the large number of illustrations in the eBook. Twenty-Three TalesTHE TALE OF PETER RABBITTHE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKINTHE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTERTHE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNYTHE TALE OF TWO BAD MICETHE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLETHE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PANTHE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHERTHE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBITTHE STORY OF MISS MOPPETTHE TALE OF TOM KITTENTHE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCKTHE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS OR, THE ROLY-POLY PUDDINGTHE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIESTHE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLESTHE TALE OF MRS. TITTLEMOUSETHE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOESTHE TALE OF MR. TODTHE TALE OF PIGLING BLANDAPPLEY DAPPLY’S NURSERY RHYMESTHE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSECECILY PARSLEY’S NURSERY RHYMESTHE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSONThe Unpublished Tales and PaintingsTHREE LITTLE MICETHE SLY OLD CATTHE FOX AND THE STORKTHE RABBITS’ CHRISTMAS PARTYThe Other WorksPETER RABBIT’S ALMANAC FOR 1929THE FAIRY CARAVANSISTER ANNEWAG-BY-WALLTHE TALE OF THE FAITHFUL DOVETHE TALE OF TUPPENNYThe JournalSELECTED JOURNAL ENTRIESPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Genres: Classics, Childrens, Fiction, Short Stories, Picture Books, Animals, Fantasy

1243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who is best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.

Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.

In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.

Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.

In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.

Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.

Reviews

[Negin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a treat! I wish that I had had this collection when my children were young. We had a few of the Beatrix Potter books, but certainly not all of the stories here. I also like the fact that there’s a map at the beginning of the book. I love books with maps. This collection is simply charming. The illustrations and stories are delightful. At the beginning of each story, I enjoyed learning something about Beatrix Potter and how that particular story came to be.

[Karyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always delightful and enjoyable reading for all ages.

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved everything about this. The stories were charming. The illustrations so pretty and it was a delight spending my mornings with Beatrix Potter’s delightful work. Many of the stories I hadn’t read before which was an added treat. So happy to have this book in my collection.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is just charming--both the author's illustrations and the text. She is able to anthropomorphize the lives of little creatures in nature and their adventures and misadventures in the world of huge human figures. The drawings of bunnies in little shoes and clogs are just precious in the best sense. This is a great book to fall asleep reading. It is hugely calming and embracing and allows readers to participate in the author's wonderfully detailed fantasy world. The stories are timeless and appeal to all ages, but are mandatory reading for little children.

[DivaDiane SM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth it for the illustrations.

As a child I’m fairly sure I only read a tiny fraction of Beatrix Potter’s books - Peter Rabbit for sure. But I picked up the omnibus somewhere for cheap or free and have been reading it very slowly for over a year.

The illustrations are wonderful, so lifelike, but with clothes! The characters get into such scrapes and their antics ring true because they are similar to their wild cousin’s.

The stories themselves are often exceedingly dull and go on way too long. Some are gems though.

Besides Peter Rabbit, my favorites were… TBA

[SaraCat · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the things I liked about this collection of Beatrix Potter stories, rhymes, and paintings is that before each there is text explaining a bit about the story such as when it was written, what was going on in her life at the time it was written, etc.

While a lot of these stories I remember hearing as a child there were also a decent number I hand not read before. Some stories were a bit nonsensical or absurd, though, maybe that is part of the point of those? It was also interesting to see what was considered appropriate for children in the early 1900s compared to today.

Even though I didn't love all the stories and rhymes, seeing all the lovely paintings and drawings by Potter was a delight. Though some of the stories kept me so pulled in I didn't want to look at the drawing in detail until later because I just wanted to find out the ending of that story.

One thing to keep in mind is that there are words or things that are no longer in popular use today that come up in some of the stories. While it rarely impacts the understanding of the story, there was one in which not knowing what something was did make it quite confusing.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Original illustrations!

It always angers me to see Beatrix Potter books without the original illustrations, so I’m very happy to report that these are the original watercolor illustrations and line drawings for Potter’s complete works. What a bargain for 99 cents! Beatrix Potter is a treasure!
Highly recommend this edition.

[Rajita P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

ทะยอยอ่านจะดี !

รวมนิทานภาษาอังกฤษของ Beatrix Potter เนื้อเรื่องจะดำเนินโดยสัตว์ประเภทต่าง ๆ เช่น กระต่าย แมว หนู เป็ด หมู ตัวตุ่น
>ภาพประกอบน่ารักมาก ๆ
>แต่ด้วยว่ามันเป็น Complete collection ความยาว 500 กว่าหน้าทำให้มีบางเรื่อง บางตอนน่าเบื่อบ้าง

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic children's tales and beautifully illustrated. I had forgotten how lovely these stories are.

[Meredith Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4/5 stars) always nice to return to the classics every once in a while!

[Cláudia Fonseca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simply delightful!

[Hannah Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids loved these mischievous tales. We also watched the World of Beatrix Potter videos on YouTube. We all have our different favourites!

[Lara Giesbers · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children's story. The good ones last." - C.S. Lewis

This volume brought me back to my childhood, where the first place I went to in the school library was the shelf that held all those little white books. They were about rabbits, cats, dogs, squirrels, foxes and other animals; as well as life in the woods, the country, or even out to sea! It also tells me just how timeless Beatrix's works were. Her stories were also enjoyed by my hero, C.S. Lewis. His words echoed through my mind as I read each of these stories, for I enjoy them just as much now, if not more than when I first discovered them as a child.

This collection gave me the chance to not only read my favorites again, but also stories that I never did read, and even ones that were never published! This volume is a great addition to any library. Like all great children's stories, it's meant to be read again and again.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming stories, lovely illustrations, and great vocabulary. Scott followed along well but definitely didn’t grasp 100% of each story, which I’m not sad about because that just means we’ll need to read it again next year and maybe the year after that too. Also bought the audiobook narrated by Jim Weiss and it’s fantastic!!!

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beatrix Potter is a favorite of mine, I love this beautiful edition of her work.

[Katherine 黄爱芬 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Selama ini saya baca buku beliau, saya pikir ilustrasi gambarnya dikerjakan oleh orang lain, tetapi ternyata beliau sendiri yg menggambarnya. Keren sekali 👏👏👏👏👏 untuk ukuran wanita di akhir abad 19 bisa membuat buku ilustrasi anak-anak. Semua bukunya berdasarkan pengamatannya dari kehidupan di pedesaan. Bahkan beliau juga meriset sendiri menggunakan tikus beneran spy cerita dan gambarnya lebih akurat.

Kelebihan buku ini adalah setiap buku yg dipublikasikan, disertai cerita singkat di awalnya bagaimana karya-karya ini lahir. Plus ditambah bbrp karya beliau yg tidak dipublikasikan.

200+ halaman terakhir isinya jurnal dari buku beliau. Sejujurnya saya udah gak berminat baca jurnalnya krn lebih mengisahkan kehidupan awal beliau yg dia tulis singkat² saja sih. Tapi peristiwa 28-31 Agustus 2025 demo dan penjarahan bikin gak minat ini makin pupus. Jadi saya pikir nggak terlalu penting juga. Mungkin di lain waktu akan saya teruskan membacanya. Sekarang saya lebih baik baca buku lainnya saja.

[Lori Alden Holuta · Rating 5 out of 5]

After watching "Miss Potter" recently on Amazon Prime, I found my interest in Beatrix Potter's artwork rekindled. And now my Kindle is rekindled, too! For $2.99, a mere snip of a price, I've re-enjoyed stories I grew up with - and read some I'd never stumbled across. Be sure to enjoy this collection on a decent tablet or computer. A Paperwhite simply can't do the illustrations justice.

Better yet, spring for the hardcover edition and share it with any small children you might know. At $20, it's absolutely worth every penny.

[Danielle Janzen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my son’s favorite, but I thought the stories were charming. My only complaint was I just don’t feel these were written for young children, even though everyone seems to say it’s for “all ages”. Perhaps I started too young with him, but there was a lot of old Englishy type jargon/ story lines. For example, I had to explain to him what a fortnight, tailor, pence, etc. Some of that is good but I felt like it was a lot for us. It made the read more like work than fun which wasn’t what I was hoping for.

[Chandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This large format collection isn't ideal in some ways. I do prefer the smaller individual books for reading and sharing with children. But the rating is for Potter's overall body of work which is incredible and not to be missed. I think my favorite tale of all is The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. Such humor, such pathos!

[Autumn Kearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with any tome, the stories here vary widely in quality. It was well worth the $2.99 that I had paid for it for a copy on Kindle.

[Sylexlibris · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 🌟

[destinypotato14 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it and it reminded me of my childhood lol

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beatrix Potter é uma autora muito conhecida por seus livros infantis com contos utilizando animais como seus personagens principais, sendo o mais conhecido o Pedrito Coelho (Peter Rabbit). Eu não tinha ouvido falar antes dessa autora e dos seus e fiquei bem chocada ao me tocar o que eu estava perdendo e também fiquei a pensar em como teria sido divertido ler esses livros na infância.
Os contos são muito divertidos e eu consegui me manter pregada neles até o último segundo mesmo sendo livros para crianças, o que não tira o mérito de serem livros maravilhosos.
Eu adorei as musiquinhas presentes em alguns dos contos e eu fiquei pensando em ritmos que combinaram com elas e me diverti bastante com isso, eu ainda não li eles em português porque eu queria que o meu primeiro contato fosse na língua original. Super recomendo a todos essa leitura excelente, principalmente para pais que querem instigar as crianças a começarem a ler.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Potter’s books are very relatable to children as animals are imagined to have their own lives, which is an extension of children’s own imaginations. All the stories interlink as well which helps to get an overall idea of the different characters.
Some of the language is quite old, and younger children may not necessarily understand. However the text would be good to introduce new vocabulary to children and develop skills for looking up complex language using dictionaries and thesauruses.
The stories would be good to link to science lessons and animals and their habitats, this could lead to interesting discussions surrounding why the animals in the stories wear clothes and have houses.

[Samuel Valentino · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good to read all the stories, but the quality is somewhat mixed. There are great ones like Peter Rabbit, but there are other ones that seemed to make no sense at all. By that, I don't mean to me as an adult, but even to children - I couldn't imagine reading some of these to my own kids, in particular the Tale of Ginger and Pickles. But the majority of them were good, and, of course, the illustrations were outstanding. She was an amazing illustrator, and even in stories I didn't care for as much the drawings were spectacular.

[Harlow]

Reading weather ☔️

Nadia May’s narration makes Potter’s animal characters and stories come alive.

New to me vocabulary: tippet, stickleback, bluebottles, etc.

Not sure if this is “complete” since it doesn’t appear to include all 23 “little books.”

Also, no illustrations since I listened to the audiobook.

I wish I had listened to this before the Potter biography by Dennison since it referenced them.

I listened to this after The Morgan Library and Museum exhibition “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature” (through June 9, 2024).

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

These were books read to me as a child. The stories are whimsical but I always loved the pictures that Beatrix Potter made for the stories. They are just gorgeous as is this book containing the complete collection of Peter rabbit!

[Red Talisman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the series, aside the book!

A classic master piece for children. Worth every penny.Here I am on my 8th month of pregnancy reading these stories to my baby, a habit plan to enjoy when she's finally here with me

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

DELIGHTFUL!!

[Debbie Lukas · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's nothing like revisiting your childhood with classic stories.