Potter was 36 when she self-published 250 copies of
The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
45 million copies sold worldwide ~ translated into 36 languages
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)
The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906)
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)
The Story of Miss Moppet (1906)
The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907)
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)
The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)
The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913)
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917)
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922)
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)
(Left: 1904 Edition, $1,653 on Rare Books)
In 1913, at the age of 47, Potter essentially abandoned her writing and became a leader in breeding Herdwick sheep.
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll (1865)
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott (1868)
"The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley (1863)
"The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling (1894)
"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)