Kto umawiał się z Norman Warne?

Norman Dalziel Warne (6 July 1868 – 25 August 1905) was the third son of publisher Frederick Warne, and joined his father's firm Frederick Warne & Co as an editor. In 1900, the company rejected Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but eventually reconsidered and in October 1902, published the book to great success. Norman Warne became Potter's editor and they worked together on several subsequent books and related merchandise, such as soft toys and The Game of Peter Rabbit.

In 1904, Potter and Warne worked closely together to develop a tale about two mice and a doll's house. Potter began spending more time at the firm's offices and took several trips to Warne's home to sketch a doll's house he was constructing for his nieces. In July 1905 Warne proposed. Potter accepted, but on 25 August 1905, before a marriage could take place, Warne died suddenly of pernicious anaemia Potter remained in touch with Warne's sister Millie for many years, and his brothers Harold and Fruing became her editors. The relationship between Potter and Warne became the basis for the film Miss Potter (2006). In 2012, a decision to erect a plaque at Warne's former home in Bedford Square honouring his memory was turned down by English Heritage, presumably because of the lack of funding on English Heritage's part, as they have the funding to erect only twelve to fifteen plaques a year. A further attempt was also turned down in 2024.

Helen Beatrix Potter (ur. 28 lipca 1866 w Londynie, zm. 22 grudnia 1943 w Near Sawrey) – angielska ilustratorka oraz autorka powiastek i wierszy dla dzieci. W 1902 wydała ilustrowaną przez siebie książkę Piotruś Królik (The Tale of Peter Rabbit). Oprócz niej napisała jeszcze 22 inne powiastki (tales), w których obok królika Piotrusia pojawiają się także inne antropomorficzne zwierzęta, m.in. Beniamin Truś (Benjamin Bunny), wiewiórka Orzeszko (Squirrel Nutkin), prosiak Robinson (Pig Robinson), kaczka Tekla Kałużyńska (Jemima Puddle-Duck).