At 100, Beatrix Potter's curiously naughty rabbit still shapes children's literature

"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."

-- "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter

For 100 years, Beatrix Potter's most famous creation, Peter Rabbit, has gone lippity-lippity across the page and into the hearts of young children.

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The 1911 Edition Encyclopedia Brittanica

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I've heard about the 1911 Brittanica for years. I actually owned a set briefly. It left with my first wife. Now I can read it again. There are errors from the OCR scan but I guess you can't have everything.