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 9 of a 20 – part series on the works of W. Heath Robinson
1912 Bill the Minder (continued from parts 7 and 8 of this series):
Harmless Indeed Were Our Joys |
I Pleaded my Case |
And Killed It On The Spot |
We Cooked a Great Steak |
She Now Made Off to the Woods |
He Would Climb to the Topmost Branches |
And Played it For My Delight |
Sweeping the Dead Leaves |
With no Other Wealth Than My Concertina |
Affected by His Story |
Plump into the River We Went |
Followed Him at the Greatest Speed |
There Grew in Front of Me a Great Mound |
Sneezing and Sneezing |
Heading to 'The Merchant's Wife' pen and watercolour 20.3 x 23.5 cm |
Bringing With Them a Little Old Man |
Moping About the Common |
Kept Him Out of Mischief |
Glorious Tarts and Sweets |
It Didn't Matter How Much You Ate |
They Came Upon a Great Stone Sphinx |
The Heads Served for Dolls |
You Are Now Our Only Hope |
I Fished and Fished |
Closely Observed From the Watch Towers |
These Parcels Were Now Labelled |
And Packed Him Off to Persia |
Troy Became the Happiest Town |
The End |
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