The Tale of Pigling Bland: The original and authorized edition
Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Pigling Bland was published the year the Beatrix Potter was married and settled down to farming life for good. She had already been keeping pigs and she sketched them for this story, using her own farmyard as the setting. One little black pig was a household pet and features as the ""perfectly lovely"" Pig-wig who runs away with Pigling Bland. The Tale of Pigling Bland is number fifteen in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows: 1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3. The Tailor of Gloucester 4. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5. The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 7. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher 8. The Tale of Tom Kitten 9. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse 12. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14. The Tale of Mr. Tod 15. The Tale of Pigling Bland 16. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17. The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan 18. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles 19. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21. The Story of Miss Moppet 22. Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23. Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
Reviews
This is a very long book but interesting story. My mum helped me to read it and understand parts of it.
Anonymous 06.03.2025
Great story!
Anonymous 18.08.2022
Good
Anonymous 30.07.2021
I loved it when pigling stayed at the farm and had fun with his new friends and was never naughty again
Anonymous 01.09.2020
Pigwig was my favourite character because the name is funny. It was a good book about pigs travelling to different places.
Anonymous 17.08.2020
good story
Anonymous 27.07.2020
My favourite Beatrix Potter, though all of her books are excellent. This one is quite long, almost a novel, not just a short story. Pigling Bland has lots of exciting adventures - not that he wants to, but he tends to get into trouble. He nearly ends up like his Aunts Porcas and Dorcas ('bacon' according to the great Beatrix), but it does have a happy ending for him. Favourite character: the Ship's Cat.
Anonymous 11.07.2018
This book was good because all the pigs travelled somewhere.
Anonymous 25.08.2017
I like the fact that he's a very good observer.
Anonymous 17.08.2017
It was a good story, I liked aunt pettitoes she was funny
Anonymous 29.07.2017
This is one of the beSt Beatrix potter books I have ever read. It is such a cute read by this outstanding author. Read it!
Anonymous 03.08.2014