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Radio 4 Extra,28 Dec 2006,15 mins

Available for 26 days

When she reached middle age, Beatrix Potter immersed herself in the Cumbrian landscape and the routines of farming life. But her father is ill and there is the threat of war... Linda Lear’s biography of the 20th century's most-beloved children's writer. Abridged by Alison Joseph Read by Lindsay Duncan. Producer: Kirsteen Cameron First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.

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