BP
, on holiday with her parents in the Lake District, received a proposal of marriage from Norman Warne
by letter, with a ring enclosed; she accepted at once.
MacDonald, Ruth K. Beatrix Potter. Twayne, 1986.
Chronology
Family and Intimate relationships
Beatrix Potter
Exactly a month after he had proposed, BP
's fiancé, Norman Warne
, died unexpectedly of leukaemia.
MacDonald, Ruth K. Beatrix Potter. Twayne, 1986.
Chronology
Family and Intimate relationships
Beatrix Potter
As she formed a business relationship with the publisher Warne brothers, BP
built up a close friendship with the youngest and only unmarried brother, Norman Warne
. He understood and appreciated her talent, and became...