Follow Potter’s lore
YOUR father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor.’ Old Mrs Rabbit’s dramatic warning to her children Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter occurs on the very first page of Beatrix Potter’s very first book, , 1902). Too often, Potter’s stories are mis-remembered, and perhaps even mis-sold, as cutesy tales featuring furry things in pinnies and waistcoats.
