From mummified cats to Tamagotchis and medieval assistance dogs to my own support dog barking at the toy cat, this is a fun and fascinating exhibition for pet fans and agnostics alike. Beatrix Potter, ...

July marks the 160th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth — and the wild Cumbrian landscapes the author loved and helped ...

Spread from The Art of Beatrix Potter (2016), published by Chronicle Books (all illustrations © Frederick Warne & Co.) I grew up on a steady diet of Beatrix Potter ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Peter Rabbit drawing for story of Kitty-in-Boots will be on display to celebrate 150th anniversary of birth of children’s author Beatrix Potter The watercolour is unfamiliar, but the central figure is ...

Even today, more than 75 years after her death, Beatrix Potter's beautifully illustrated tales—featuring animals and landscapes inspired by her beloved home in England’s Lake District—are still hugely ...

Children's author Beatrix Potter is the subject of a new movie starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. Miss Potter is mostly a love story between the author and her publisher, based on events that ...

Drawings offering ‘a glimpse into the world of Beatrix beyond the children’s stories’ found folded into books at Melford Hall in Suffolk Four previously unseen illustrations by Beatrix Potter have ...

The Beatrix Potter Attraction in Bowness on Windermere draws visitors from all over the world - we went along to find out more. She is quoted as saying, "Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it ...

The Lake District in northwest England is a verdant expanse of rolling grassy countryside, dotted with trees and lakes, and surrounded by mountains. This idyllic landscape inspired Beatrix Potter to ...