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    The Tale of Pigling Bland
    The Tale of Pigling Bland
    The Tale of Pigling Bland
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    The Tale of Pigling Bland

    By Beatrix Potter

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    Beatrix Potter is famous worldwide for her stories that appeared in the form of little books for children. There were 23 in all and this one is number 15. Beatrix Potter wrote this story the year she got married and began keeping pigs on a farm. Her sketches of the pigs form the basis of the illustrations for this story.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 8, 2020
    ISBN4064066063467
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    Beatrix Potter

    Helen Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English writer, illustrator, scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals. Written as a gift for the son of her former governess, The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published in 1901. Its success enabled her to commit to full-time writing and illustrating. Potter wrote about 30 books; the best known being her 24 children's tales.

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      The Tale of Pigling Bland - Beatrix Potter

      Beatrix Potter

      The Tale of Pigling Bland

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066063467

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Titlepage

      Text

      For

      CECILY and CHARLIE,

      A Tale of

      The Christmas Pig

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      THE TALE OF

      PIGLING BLAND

      Table of Contents

      BY

      BEATRIX POTTER

      Table of Contents

      Author of

      The Tale of Peter Rabbit, etc.

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      NEW YORK

      FREDERICK WARNE & CO.

      [All rights reserved]

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      THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND

      Table of Contents

      ONCE upon a time there was an old pig called Aunt Pettitoes. She had eight of a family; four little girl pigs, called Cross-patch, Suck-suck, Yock-yock and Spot;

      Pigling Bland pg 8.jpg

      and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling Bland, Chin-Chin and Stumpy. Stumpy had had an

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