Beatrix Potter’s life and exploits have been well explored and continue to fascinate. However, questions remain about how many farms she actually owned, managed and bequeathed to the National Trust. With the assistance of the National Trust and through detailed research, this book is an attempt to clarify this complex tale.

For those with an interest in the Beatrix Potter’s extraordinary life, or the National Trust Story, this small volume adds clarity to her estate building and, through the first-hand reminiscences of members of the tenant farming families, provides an insight into what it was like to live and work on her farms in Little Langdale in another age.

Illustrated with photographs including those by Joseph Hardman and Bill Birkett.