Lost Beatrix Potter story becomes bestseller months ahead of publication

The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, which remained unseen for a century, is already a bestseller – eight months before it reaches shopsBeatrix Potter’s long-lost story about “a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life” has shot to the top of Amazon’s book charts months ahead of publication.Potter’s manuscript for The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots was found by publisher Jo Hanks two years ago in the V&A archive. Featuring some of the author’s most beloved characters, including Mr Tod, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Tabitha Twitchit and what Hanks called an “older, slower and portlier” version of Peter Rabbit, it will be published in September by Frederick Warne & Co, just over a century after Potter wrote it. Related: Unseen Beatrix Potter story featuring an older Peter Rabbit to be published Related: How Beatrix Potter self-published Peter Rabbit Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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