“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.”

—  Beatrix Potter, book The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)

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English children's writer and illustrator 1866–1943

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