{"product_id":"14407-potter-beatrix-the-story-of-miss-moppet-signed-and-inscribed-by-the-author","title":"Potter, Beatrix. (1866-1943) The Story of Miss Moppet - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA presentation copy of one of the beloved author's most charming tales, the story of a kitten and a mouse. Potter has inscribed the book on the title: \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"For Jean \/ with love from Cousin B. \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_813513126\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\" style=\"\"\u003eJuly 30th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e [19]32.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e16mo, later impression. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e15 coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003econtents disbound, binding worn and soiled, lower joint split, lacking foot of spine.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe recipient of this copy was Jean Duke, the daughter of Kenneth and Stephanie Duke (née Hyde-Parker). Beatrix Potter was a relative of the Hyde Parker family, to whom she was known as Cousin Beatie, and stayed often at their home, Melford Hall in Suffolk. Now open to the public, Melford Hall has a Beatrix Potter Room, displaying watercolors, drawings, and stuffed animals she gave to the Parker family.\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe very simple plot of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Story of Miss Moppet\u003c\/i\u003e (a mouse teases Miss Moppet, a kitten, who then teases him in return by tossing him around in a tied-up duster until he escapes) was aimed at a younger audience than Potter's earlier successes such as \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit, \u003c\/i\u003eand was developed alongside two other stories for young children: \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Sly Old Cat\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e Both \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eMiss Moppet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eFierce Bad Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e were first published in November 1906, in an experimental panorama format with long, folding pages. When this version proved unsuccessful, they were reprinted in Potter's usual small book format. \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Story of the Sly Old Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, however, was set aside and not published until after Potter's death.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eScholar Katherine Chandler points out that Potter, unlike most Victorian writers of children's books, wrote original stories based on the realism of animal behaviour. Chandler notes that Potter avoids moralizing in her tales, making Miss Moppet nothing more than a story describing the natural behavior of kittens. Potter's anthropomorphized animals are in fact slightly naughty, yet in their naughtiness the punishment is never the moral of the tale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093549764767,"sku":"14407","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Potter_Beatrix_Miss_Moppet_Signed_14407_001.png?v=1722188773","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14407-potter-beatrix-the-story-of-miss-moppet-signed-and-inscribed-by-the-author","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}