It's been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter's very first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and in celebration, we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books, these editions have delightful colourful covers and specially designed endpapers. And to make them extra special, we have included a publisher's note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be. "The Tailor of Gloucester" was first published in 1903 and tells the story of a poor tailor trying to survive in his freezing workshop over a hard winter. He has a terribly important commission to complete for the Mayor of Gloucester's wedding on Christmas Day but is ill and tired, and before long is running out of food and thread, as well as time! How will he possibly complete the beautiful coat and embroidered waistcoat? Fortunately, some very kind and very resourceful mice (who live in the dresser) set about helping the poor tailor with his work. Not only are they exceedingly helpful, but they are also, luckily, far far too clever for the tailor's sly cat, Simpkin. "The Tailor of Gloucester" is number three in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books.
格洛斯特有一个老裁缝，他有一个小店面在西门街，老裁缝和他的猫「阿金」住在店附近的大学巷，紧邻学院的大门。一天，他正要为市长做件上衣和缎背心，所有的材料都准备齐全，只缺一小捆樱桃红的丝线，老裁缝叫阿金带着最后的四毛钱，去帮忙买一些食物和丝线。阿金出门后，老裁缝坐在火炉边自言自语时，忽然听见橱柜传来吵闹声，原来有两只老鼠被关在茶杯底，所以老裁缝就把老鼠都放走了。阿金回来后看见老鼠不见了很生气，故意不告诉老裁缝线买了没有，可怜的老裁缝失望极了，发着高烧在床上躺了好几天。

阿金想吃东西，就从家里出去到处逛逛，他来到了西门街的小店，发现店里面射出了一道光，阿金偷偷由窗口向屋里张望，发现里面有一群小老鼠，一边快乐的高声唱歌，一边在缝衣服，小老鼠们一直到线用光了才离开。阿金回到家里，看见可怜的老裁缝，觉得自己和那群小老鼠比起来实在很不应该，就把藏起来的丝线还给老裁缝。隔天早上，退烧的老裁缝赶紧拿着丝线跑到西门街的小店，结果，他发现工作台上竟然摆着缝好的衣服和背心……从那天开始，老裁缝运气变好了，大家都找他做衣服，因为从来没人见过手工那样出色，针路那样精细的衣服。

碧雅翠丝到格洛斯特郡探望小姪女时，听到了一个故事，并从中获得灵感，创作了《格洛斯特的裁缝》。碧雅翠丝将故事背景设定在18世纪，她不仅将格洛斯特的街道画在书里，对书中的服饰她也用心考据。她特地到维多利亚和艾柏特博物馆，参考18世纪的服饰，来描绘书中市长的背心和外套。