Beatrix Potter's the Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Cumbria - Literary Sites on Waymarking.com

The illustration in the book shows the carrier's cart delivering the hamper with Tommy Willie the country mouse in. The cart is in front of the archway, where cook takes delivery of the hamper of vegetables, and goes into the house on the right of picture. Still called Bank House, nowadays home of Hawkshead Relish. (visit link) It's in Bank House that the mice live and the country mouse sees what town life is like. He does not like the food, and yearns for a simple diet. Eventually returning to his home at Hill Top.

Apart from Bank House, Thimble Hall and 'Bend Or Bump' house are featured in the books.

If you look at nearby waymark of old photograph, it shows a horse-drawn cart, which was taken about the time this illustration was drawn. Could it be the same cart? The carrier in the hand drawn pictures is probably Jackson Atkinson, based on records in Kendal. He went from Kendal to Hawkshead on Tuesdays and Saturdays, across the vehicle ferry. (visit link)

Author's Bio.
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Read the book from Ohio State University (visit link)

Short Description: Water colour illustration used in children's book of where town mouse lives. Book Title: The Tale of Johnnie Town-Mouse Author's Name: Beatrix Potter Name of Waymarked Item: Archway beside the King's Arms Hotel and Bank House Location of Item: The Square, Hawkshead Cumbria UK More Information: initially a watercolour painting later adapted to illustrate her children story books Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: [Web Link] Admission Price?: Not Listed First Year Published: Not listed

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