The Tale of Mr Tod
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1911
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
207 x 169 x 4 mm; 22 pages (Extent)
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Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242215
Summary
Manuscript of The Tale of Mr Tod, a pale green '20th Century' exercise book. The title is written in ink on the front cover (top right) and at the top of the first page. The text is written in ink on both sides of the paper with occasional alterations to the text made in ink. There are no illustrations. This is probably the earliest draft of the three manuscripts of The Tale of Mr Tod in the National Trust Collection; see HIL.R.13 for further details. See also HIL.R.13 and HIL.R.15, two further manuscripts of The Tale of Mr Tod.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), writer