1. Introduction to the Blog...

Welcome to the first of many posts about the fabulous food of Beatrix Potter. 

(1)© Illustration to The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1902. © Frederick Warne & Co., 2010

From a very young age, I loved the world that Beatrix Potter created, the colourful illustrations to the funny or sympathetic tales about animals getting into trouble. However as an adult I realise now how it can relate to both generations, we both skim over most of the food portrayal in Beatrix Potters writing. Many of her short stories are packed full of food and descriptions about how they are seen and interacted with. From needing food to being and becoming food Beatrix Potter explores a wide range of what it means to be human and animal. 

(2)My third edition (paperbacks)

Whether it was Peter Rabbit in Mr McGregor's garden or the two bad mice in the dolls House Beatrix Potter made sure food played a central part in her characters lives. 

(3)My very first edition

(4) My second edition (smaller)

Within this blog, I want to explore the way in which Beatrix Potter has incorporated food into her work and how it can relate to the literary and modern world around it. I have a few different editions of her work and each edition shows her illustrations in colour and in black and white. The darker the stories get within her work the darker the illustrations become. 

Alongside the main focus on Beatrix Potter, I will be looking at  the Victorian era and a few recipes and texts that correlate and inspired Beatrix within the stories. By doing this I hope to analyse the way food is presented within her work mainly focusing on being food, becoming food and needing food. 

Works cited

Potter, Beatrix. The Beatrix Potter Collection. Vol. One. Ware: Wordsworth Editions, 2014. Print.

Images cited
(1) Potter, Beatrix. "Peter Rabbit" Digital Image. Victoria and Albert Museum. Web 2016.  13th Feb 2017
(2) Foord, Korie. "Beatrix Potter edition 3" 2017 JPEG file
(3) Foord, Korie. "Beatrix Potter edition 1" 2017 JPEG file
(4) Foord, Korie. "Beatrix Potter edition 2" 2017 JPEG file