The Tale of Pigling Bland [SEP] illustrator
The Tale of Pigling Bland
The Tale of Pigling Bland is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1913. The story describes the adventures of the pig of the title and how his life changes upon meeting a soul mate, in much the same way that Potter's life was changing at the time the book was published.
Plot.
Aunt Pettitoes, an old sow, can no longer cope with her eight troublemaking offspring and thus makes them leave home
of Mr. Tod" and the book to follow in 1913, "The Tale of Pigling Bland", were her last completely original works. Her marriage to William Heelis in October 1913 effectively put an end to her career as a children's author and illustrator, but she continued to produce sporadically over the following years at the demand of fans and publisher, though relying upon decades-old ideas and sketches rather than new concepts and illustrations.
Composition and publication.
Influenced in part by the Uncle Remus stories, "