The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit but a carrot and a rabbit tail on the bench. The good rabbit then sees the bad rabbit running away without his whiskers and tail. "The Tale of A Fierce Bad Rabbit" was written for Louie Warne, the daughter of Potter's publisher, Harold Warne. The child thought Peter Rabbit much too well-behaved and wanted a story about a truly bad rabbit. Potter was experimenting with toy books at the time and "A Fierce Bad Rabbit" was published for Christmas 1906 in a panorama format of fourteen pictures and text printed from left to right on a long strip of paper
Rabbit stew book was first published in 1747. A stewed hare dish is included in "The Forme of Cury", a book of English recipes published in the 14th century. The recipe therein called for the use of noodles in the dish, with an option to use wafers or oblatas in place of noodles. Both hare stew and rabbit stew are included in "Le Viandier de Taillevent", a recipe collection with an initial publishing dated to circa 1300. It is unclear when these recipes first appeared in the cookbook, which was published in 24 editions. The hare stew recipe therein calls for the