The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar Think of Beatrix Potter and you will probably call to mind her tales of ...

UNABLE to think of what to write to the son of a close friend, Beatrix Potter wrote an illustrated letter that became the basis of her most famous book. Inspired partly by the antics of her own pet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Rabbit, the cute and wily bunny who wears a bright blue jacket, is the best-selling creation of English author Beatrix ...