In this talk about Beatrix Potter, Janet will explore her life before and after the publication of Peter Rabbit in 1901 and how her life changed after her marriage in 1913.
About the speaker
Janet Edwards worked all her life in the NHS. She volunteered at Hill Top with the National Trust for over 20 years. Janet has also been a member of the Beatrix Potter Society for the same amount of time.
Photograph credits:
Beatrix in the porch at Hill Top, 1913; Lloyd E. Cotsen Collection of Potter Family Photographs, COTSEN5, Cotsen Children’s Library, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
Sat 7 Mar 2026 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (UTC+00)
The Armitt
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9BL
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