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William wrote and illustrated three highly successful children’s books (The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902, Bill the Minder 1912, Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1933) as well as illustrating numerous others.
In the run up to WW1, Robinson became known for a series of drawings in magazines such as The Sketch and The Tatler, many of which I will be featuring in this comprehensive look at his work.
This is part 15 of a 20 – part series on the works of W. Heath Robinson
1916 Peacock Pie by Walter de la Mare:
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| FRONT COVER |
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| TITLE PAGE |
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| 1916 The Moon's First Voyage (unpublished) |
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| 1917 The First Aero Wedding |
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| 1917 The Saintly Hun (from Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries) |
1921 Old-Time Stories by Master Charles Perrault:
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| Front Cover |
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| End-paper |
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| 'They reached the house where the light was burning.' |
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| Title Page |
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| THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD 'The king ... at once published an edict' |
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| 'A little dwarf who had a pair of seven-league boots' |
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| 'They all fell asleep' |
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| 'The most beautiful sight he had ever seen.' |
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| 'All that remained for the youngest was the cat.' |
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| PUSS IN BOOTS 'As though he were dead' |
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| 'Puss became a personage of great importance' |
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| LITTLE TOM THUMB 'A good dame opened the door' |
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| 'He could smell fresh flesh' |
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| 'He set off over the countryside' |
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| 'Laden with all the ogre's wealth' |
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| THE FAIRIES 'Lifting up the jug so that she might drink the more easily' |
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| RICKY OF THE TUFT 'She could not set four china vases on the mantelpiece without breaking one of them' |
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| Ricky of the Tuft |
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| CINDERELLA 'The haughtiest, proudest woman that had ever been seen' |
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| 'Her godmother found her in tears' |
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| 'She rose and fled as nimbly as a fawn' |
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| 'They tried it first on the princesses' |
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| LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD |
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| 'She met old Father Wolf' |
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| 'Making nosegays of the wild flowers' |
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| 'Come up on the bed with me' |
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| BLUE BEARD "You must die, madam,' he said." |
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| Blue Beard |
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| 'She washed it well' |
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| Sister Anne |
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| 'Brandishing the cutlass aloft' |
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| BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 'At first she found it very hard' |
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| "Look at our little sister" |
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| The Beast |
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| "Every evening the beast paid her a visit." |
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| "Your doom is to become statues" |
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| THE FRIENDLY FROG 'The approach to it was by ten thousand steps' |
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| "Could your father but see you, my poor child." |
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| 'The journey lasted seven years' |
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| PRINCESS ROSETTE |
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| The wicked nurse |
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| 'She was an ugly little fright' |
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| 'She floated hither and thither' |
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| 'A kindly old man' |
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| End-paper |
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| THE END |