William Heath Robinson (1872 – 1944) was an English illustrator and cartoonist, best known for his drawings of complicated machines for achieving simple objectives. “Heath Robinson Contraption” is a phrase that entered the language during WW1 in Britain, and later in the United States.
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 10 of a 20 – part series on the works of W. Heath Robinson
1913 Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (part 1):
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Front Cover |
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Frontispiece |
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Title Page |
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She Understood the Speech of Birds |
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It Was He Who Pulled Her Down |
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The Nile Flood Had Returned |
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There Was a Little Bird That Beat it's Wings |
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Placed the Golden Circuit About His Neck |
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Then She Saw The Storks |
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TOMMELISE
The Swallow Soared High into the Air |
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'Thou Poor Little Thing!' Said the Field-Mouse |
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'This Is Just The Wife For My Son,' Said The Toad |
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She Stood at the Door and Begged for a Piece of Barley-Corn |
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Oh. How Terrified Was Poor Tommelise |
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'Yes! I Will Go With Thee' Said Tommelise, And She Seated Herself On The Bird's Back |
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That Was The Greatest Of Pleasures |
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THE SNOW QUEEN
They Carried The Mirror From Place To Place |
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He Chuckled With Delight |
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She Wore a Large Hat, With Most Beautiful Flowers Painted On It |
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The Swing Moves And The Bubbles Fly Upward With Bright, Ever-Changing Colours |
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Gerda Knew Every Flower In The Garden |
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Suddenly a Large Raven Hopped Upon The Snow In Front Of Her |
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'He Did Not Come To Woo Her,' He Said, 'He Had Only Come To Hear The Wisdom Of The Princess' |
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Cabinet Councillors Were Walking About Barefooted |
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And The Nearer They Were To The Door The Prouder They Looked |
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And Flapped His Black Wings At The Carriage Till It Was Out Of Sight |
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The Little Robber-Maiden |
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She Ran On As Fast As She Could |
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She Entered The Large, Cold, Empty Hall |
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THE ELFIN MOUNT
The Elfin King's Housekeeper |
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The Mer-King Must Be Invited First |
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Round And Round They Went, Such Whirling and Twirling |
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They Felt Quite As If They Were At Home |
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I Will Have Thee Myself To Wife |
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THE LITTLE MERMAID |
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She Put The Statue In Her Garden |
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She Was On The Whole a Sensible Sort of Lady |
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The Youngest Was The Most Lovely |
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They Ate From Their Hands |
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Many an Evening She Rose To The Place |
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When The Sun Arose She Awoke |
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With The Rest Of The Children Of Air, Soared High Above The Rosy Cloud |
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THE STORKS
Father-Stork |
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'Stork! Stork! Long Legged Stork!' |
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And Fetch One For Each Of The Boys |
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We Will Bring Hm Two Little Ones, a Brother And a Sister |
Note: Hans Andersen's Fairy tales continues in part 11.
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