THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Explore Beatrix Potter's Lake District with a stunning new book, complete with beautiful National Trust photographs of the landscapes that inspired the world's most popular children's author.
Beatrix Potter’s Lake District, by Gilly Cameron Cooper, is a gorgeous coffee table book, crammed with photographs of the Lake District and a special selection of images from the best-selling film Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.
Alongside the photographs, sit the watercolour landscape paintings and illustrations from the author’s famous children’s tales featuring characters like Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck, revealing the extent to which she was influenced by this remarkable countryside.
Each photograph includes a map reference to help the reader find the actual locations featured in the picture, looking at the areas of Windemere, Derwentwater, Sawrey and the multitude of stunning lakes.
For anyone with a love of the English countryside, this book offers a wealth of information, with a forward by the director of the National Trust highlighting the importance of Beatrix Potter’s legacy.
Gilly Cameron Cooper began her working life as a reporter and has since written, edited and directed general reference books for adults and children, focusing on travel, mythology and natural history.
The Lake District is just one of England's stunning locations that have inspired famous writers. (Read more: A Literary Tour of Britain).
We have five Beatrix Potter’s Lake District books to give away. All you have to do to win is answer this simple question:
Which of these is a character created by Beatrix Potter?
A. Peter Pan
B. Peter Piper
C. Peter Rabbit
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