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Hamer, Samuel 211–2

  Hammond, Florrie 19, 32, 45–6, 69, 73, 88–90, 132, 141, 147

  Happy Pair, A 99, 108

  Harescombe Grange 133

  Hawkshead 74, 170, 173, 175, 185, 190, 196

  Heelis, William

  background 172–3

  wedding 177–9

  married life 183, 186–91, 211–6

  Beatrix’s death 219–20

  Heelis, William Dickson 173

  Heelis and Son, W. H. 78

  herdwick sheep 164, 206–7, 218

  Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association 164

  Hildesheimer & Faulkner 99–100, 108, 195

  Hill Top Farm

  alterations 183–8, 191

  Beatrix’s ashes 214–5

  Beatrix’s purchase of Hill Top 157–60

  early years 162–70, 174, 176

  farming 198

  Hislop, Jimmy 209

  Holme Ground 45

  Hunca Munca (pet) 64, 72, 145

  Hunca Munca (character) see Tale of Two Bad Mice, The

  Hutton, Caroline 130–6, 146, 163

  Jemima Puddle-duck see Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The

  Jeremy Fisher see Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The

  Johnny Town-mouse see Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, The

  Josephine (pet) 66

  Lake District 25, 34, 38, 75–6, 110–1, 120–3, 143, 147, 160. See also specific places.

  Lakefield (Ees Wyke) 75, 155–6

  Lear, Edward 32, 100

  Leech, Jane 27, 38, 127–8, 190

  Leech, John 26

  Lehmann, Nina 9–10, 172

  Lindeth Howe 189

  Lingholm 75, 111, 147, 167

  Linnean Society 119, 122

  Llanbedr, Merionethshire 147–8, 151

  Mahony, Bertha 215–6

  Massee, George 117–9

  McIntosh, Charles 113–6, 136

  McKay, Alexander 207, 215, 217

  McKenzie, Nurse Ann 14–8, 29–30, 32–3, 37, 45, 70

  Melford Hall 72

  Millais, John Everett 4, 9–10, 20, 27, 36, 54–7, 70–1, 80, 97, 113, 171

  Miss Matilda Pussycat see Fairy Caravan, The

  Monk Coniston Farm 208, 210

  Moore, Anne Caroll 216

  Moore, Annie see Carter, Annie

  Moore, Edwin 90, 137

  Moore, Eric 103–5, 134

  Moore, Noel 103–5, 108, 116, 120, 134, 224

  Mopsy (pet) 66

  Mrs Tiggy-winkle see Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The

  Mrs Tittlemouse see Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, The

  mycology 59, 110–11

  National Trust, The 120–2, 203, 209–12, 219

  Natural History Museum 53, 115, 151

  Far Sawrey, 170

  Near Sawrey 57, 75, 122, 157, 162, 165, 173–4, 189, 207, 215

  Perry, Marian 215–6

  Peter Rabbit (pet) 67–8, 72

  Peter Rabbit (character/book) see Tale of Peter Rabbit, The

  Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book 194

  Pig Robinson see Tale of Pig Robinson, The

  Pigling Bland see Tale of Pigling Bland, The

  Potter, Alice Crompton 30

  Potter, Beatrix

  animals 60–8

  childhood, nursery life 5, 11, 13, 25, 32–3, 45, 88

  death 215, 219–20

  drawing and painting 3, 10, 19–21, 24, 47–8, 54–7, 86–7, 94–8, 106–9

  engagement to Norman Warne 137, 146–52

  health 30, 79–82, 91–4, 216–20, 226–8

  Herdwicks 207–8

  Hill Top 157–62, 164–70, 183

  holidays in the country 35–8, 40–1, 73

  influences 15–7, 34

  interest in mycology and fungi 53, 110–2

  journal writing 74–6, 83–4

  lake district and farming 186, 191, 198–9, 204–6

  later writing 192–8

  marriage to William Heelis 172–4, 177–9, 212–16

  National Trust 203, 210–12

  printing 98–100

  publication of Peter Rabbit 103–4, 120–3, 133–7

  unmarried life 127–38

  Potter, Bertram

  adulthood 158, 177

  health 80, 212

  relationship with Beatrix 34–6, 52–4, 60, 63, 69, 90–1

  schooling 31, 46, 58, 68, 80, 88, 114, 199

  Potter, Blanche 87, 146

  Potter, Crompton 86–7

  Potter, Edmund 11, 26–7, 36, 39–42, 90

  Potter, Emily 88, 129

  Potter, Helen (née Leech)

  background 3–6, 10, 12, 26

  relationship with Beatrix 29–32, 45–6, 68–9, 80, 89, 92–5, 127–31, 146–7

  later life 188–90, 213

  Potter, Jessy (née Crompton) 42, 44–5, 69, 111, 160, 212

  Potter, Kate 86

  Potter, Rupert

  art and photography 18–9, 26–7, 36, 74–5

  background 3–4, 10–2, 16

  death 188–9

  opposition to Beatrix’s marriage 142–7

  relationship with Beatrix 27, 29, 45–6, 54, 69, 82, 85, 92–5, 127–31

  Rawnsley, Hardwicke Canon 120–2, 124, 136, 164, 168, 191, 203–4, 209, 213

  Roscoe, Sir Henry 99, 117–20, 136

  Royal Academy, The 26, 51, 86, 94, 96

  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the 117

  Samuel Whiskers see Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The

  Scott, Sir Walter 30, 33, 65

  Sly Old Cat, The 6, 32, 144, 192

  Smith, Janey 223–5

  Storey, Tom 209, 215, 217, 220

  Story of Miss Moppet, The 161

  Story of the a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The 161, 187

  Strangeways & Sons 123–4

  Tabitha Twitchit 11, 14, 82, 133, 159, 193

  Tailor of Gloucester, The 5, 19, 32, 47, 56, 70, 108, 134–6, 139, 141, 167

  Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The 66, 82, 133, 144–3

  Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The 43, 63, 70, 162–3, 193

  Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The 5, 60, 71, 82, 123, 133, 161–2, 170, 192

  Tale of Jenny Crow, The 196

  Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The 31, 70, 103–4, 108, 110, 113, 150, 161, 174, 178

  Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, The 13, 35, 81, 160, 196

  Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, The 18, 190–3

  Tale of Little Pig Robinson, The 3, 5, 32, 35, 60, 68, 83, 92, 104, 197, 207

  Tale of Mr Tod, The 109, 162, 175

  Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The 31, 40, 60, 64, 71–2, 150, 159, 214, 217

  Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The 14, 40, 66, 133, 162–9

  Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The 31, 74, 83, 104, 139–41

  Tale of the Faithful Dove, The 13, 147, 162, 196 212

  Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The 43, 162, 223–7

  Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, The 34, 40, 57, 88, 133, 144, 156

  Tale of Peter Rabbit, The 67, 82, 104–5, 108, 110, 120, 122, 124, 133–9, 141, 155, 176, 187, 190, 203, 225

  Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The 35, 57, 80, 162, 207

  Tale of Tom Kitten, The

  Tale of Two Bad Mice, The 7, 18, 64, 83, 89, 108, 167, 194

  Timmy Tiptoes see Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The

  Thisleton-Dyer, William 117–9, 122, 216

  Tom Kitten see Tale of Tom Kitten, The

  Tom Thumb see Tale of Two Bad Mice, The

  Troutbeck Park Farm 208–11

  Ward, Henry Marshall 118

  Warne, Frederick 137

  Warne, Fruing 138, 142, 192, 196–7, 205, 216

  Warne, Harold 138, 147, 150, 159, 161, 175–6, 187, 190–4

  Warne, Millie 138, 145, 151, 163–4, 175, 178, 187

  Warne, Norman

  courtship of Beatrix 137–41

  working with Beatrix 73, 142–3

  illness and death 146–9, 161

  Weatherly, Frederick E. 99, 108

  Wray Castle, 73–4, 112, 121, 157, 167

/>   Xarifa (pet) 65, 71, 214

  About Matthew Dennison

  MATTHEW DENNISON is the author of five critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including Behind the Mask : The Life of Vita Sackville-West, a Book of the Year in The Times, The Spectator, The Observer and Independent. A former Douglas Jerrold scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, he is also a broadcaster and a regular contributor to Country Life.

  Also by Matthew Dennison:

  The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter

  Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia

  The Twelve Caesars

  Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions

  Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West

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  First published in the UK in 2016 by Head of Zeus Ltd

  Copyright © Matthew Dennison, 2016

  Endpapers from the first edition of The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse © Frederick Warne & Co., 1918, 2002.

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  ISBN (HB) 9781784975630

  ISBN (E) 9781784975623

  Portrait: Beatrix Potter (1938) © National Portrait Gallery, London

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