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Diminutive friends deliver the timeless gifts of Beatrix Potter.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 19970917
Author:Swindell, Larry

Listening to the classical music station on my car radio, I was surprised and delighted to hear the ``Mouse Dance'' portion of a larger composition of which I had not known _ a suite based on the writings of Beatrix Potter. I did not catch the name of the English composer, but if events follow form, one or a few sophisticated readers soon will identify him or her for me.

Thoughts of Beatrix Potter summoned memories of an extended literary tour of the British Isles that was my enjoyment some years ago. I visited scores of nicely appointed authorial shrines, communing with ...

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