The Fairy Caravan
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The Fairy Caravan is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter
. It was first published in 1929
. The story follows the adventures of Tuppenny, a young guinea pig
who runs away from home to join a travelling circus.
The woods and estate surrounding Graythwaite Hall
in the Lake District
, Cumbria
, which were a favourite walking spot for Wordsworth
, were also the backdrop for Potter's story.
The book is described by Margaret Drabble as: '...those later written [1928] for the US....' ; and also: '...of little interest' .
Beatrix Potter
Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life.Born into a privileged Unitarian...
. It was first published in 1929
1929 in literature
The year 1929 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Candide by Voltaire is declared obscene by the United States Customs and seized in 1930....
. The story follows the adventures of Tuppenny, a young guinea pig
Guinea pig
The guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea...
who runs away from home to join a travelling circus.
The woods and estate surrounding Graythwaite Hall
Graythwaite Hall
Graythwaite Hall, near Hawkshead, Cumbria in the Lake District of England is the home of the Sandys family. The grounds are open to the public, but the Hall is not....
in the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, which were a favourite walking spot for Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads....
, were also the backdrop for Potter's story.
The book is described by Margaret Drabble as: '...those later written [1928] for the US....' ; and also: '...of little interest' .