I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
On this day in 1893, 26-year-old Beatrix Potter sat down to write a letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her friend and former governess, Annie Moore, in which she told the story of four rabbits—one of whom, Peter, would later hop his way into the hearts of million…
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