McKay Publications after both companies encouraged her to release a new book in 1929. After receiving the request, Potter revised the manuscript and illustrations for the publication, but her story faced delays due to Potter having a case of bronchitis. When the book was finally published, it was much more popular in Britain than America and required several reprints to meet demand. Potter took the income from the sales of The Tale of Little Pig Robinson to purchase the Monk Conniston Estate as an investment. Critical response The Tale of Little Pig Robinson has been called a conventional narrative when compared to some of Potter's latter literary efforts lacking the concentrated intensity of her other writing. Due to the book being illustrated after Potter wrote it, the story has been criticized for being unnecessarily long. The elements of social criticism in the text have been seen to contrast against the humorous nature of the book. Adaptations A 1990 British television movie adaptation of The Tale of Little Pig Robinson was produced by Dreamscape Company. The adaptation was directed by Alan Bridges and starred Timothy Spall as Pig Robinson, with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders as aunts Porcas and Dorcas respectively, Edward Fox as the ship's captain, Barnabas Butcher, and Toyah Wilcox as the ship's cat. See also Charlotte's Web The Tale of Pigling Bland List of fictional pigs References External links The 23 Original Tales | Peter Rabbit 1930 children's books British children's books Children's books adapted into films Children's books adapted into television shows Books about pigs Little Pig Robinson, The Tale of Frederick Warne & Co books