Potter described The Tailor of Gloucester as her favourite book, and it is said that she was inspired by a curious story told by her Gloucestershire cousin who lived in nearby Harescombe.

This book is so so sooo long that it made me appreciate the conciseness of the others in the series. Nothing was really gained by having so many more words except that it takes longer to read. The whole thing is rendered a bit dull by the length. Beatrix Potter was born to a wealthy family in London, England in 1866. Supposedly tutored (but largely ignored) by her governess, she had many long hours to spend alone with a growing menagerie of pets, which she taught herself to draw in startlingly accurate detail and proportion. Her innate intelligence and ability to observe and document minute details of nature should have given her a scientific career. But Victorian England didn't even think women should have "their own" money or property, much less a career in a "man's world." The Tailor of Gloucester is number three in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows: When Simpkin returned he was ready for a nice fat mouse for his supper. But when he saw the upturned tea cups and bowls, he knew something wasn’t right at all. I think this is my favorite of all of Beatrix Potter's lovely illustrated tales - and it was the author's favorite too! It has a Christmastime setting and a nice message about the spirit of the season, so it was great to revisit it.

When the snow-flakes came down against the small leaded window-panes and shut out the light, the tailor had done his day's work; all the silk and satin lay cut out upon the table. He made the most wonderful waistcoats for all the rich merchants of Gloucester, and for all the fine gentlemen of the country round.

Never were seen such ruffles, or such embroidered cuffs and lappets! But his buttonholes were the greatest triumph of it all.A mintage of 3.9 million is quite average as far as 50p coins are concerned, but due to the popularity of this coin, it is still considered rare to come across. And the queerest thing about it is—that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true—at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the “No more twist!” Christmas. En la época que los hombres usaban pelucas y ropajes con muchos encajes y volanes, un sastre anciano y pobre tiene que hacer un abrigo y un chaleco para el alcalde el día de navidad en que se va a casar. The obverse of the coin features the 20 1 5 coinage portrait of the Queen by Jody Clark, the first Royal Mint employee to create a portrait in 100 years – the practice is usually completed by artists working outside of the Mint. The inscription ‘ELIZABETH II.D.REG.F.D. 50 PENCE. 2018 ’ appears around the portrait. Ordinarily, the denomination appears on the reverse face of the coin, but certain Beatrix Potter coins feature it on the portrait side.