The Tailor Of Gloucester By Beatrix Potter (Hardback, 2002)

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The Tailor of Gloucester was first published in 1903 & tells the story of a poor tailor trying to survive in his freezing workshop over a hard winter He has a terribly important commission to complete for the Mayor of Gloucester's wedding on Christmas Day but is ill & tired & before long is running out of food & thread as well as time! How will he possibly complete the beautiful coat & embroidered waistcoat? Luckily there lives in the dresser some very kind & very resourceful mice who set about helping the poor tailor with his work Not only are they exceedingly helpful but they are also luckily far far too clever for the tailor's sly cat Simpkin The Tailor of Gloucester is number three in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes