![]() ![]() ![]() The letter was sent to Frieda Moore in December 1901. Whereas The Tale of Peter Rabbit was written for Noel Moore, the son of Potter's former governess Anne Moore, The Tailor of Gloucester was written for Anne Moore's daughter Frieda. In a Decemletter to Lady Warren, Beatrix Potter stated that, of all the children's books that she had written, The Tailor of Gloucester was her favorite.Īs she had earlier done with The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter originally wrote The Tailor of Gloucester as an illustrated letter that was intended to cheer up a child who had been ill. It is the only one of Potter's stories which takes place at Christmastime. It was the third of Potter's children's books to be commercially published, following The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. The Tailor of Gloucester is a children's fantasy story by the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. ![]()
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