Author: W. Heath Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851244447
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How does one play bridge in a gas mask? Or enjoy motoring without consuming petrol? Or deal with a nationwide shortage of pea-sticks? For this compact little book Heath Robinson joined forces with writer Cecil Hunt to show civilians 'how to make the best of things' during the air raids, rationing, allotment tending and blackouts of the Second World War. The result is a warm celebration of the British population's ability to 'make do and mend'.
Heath Robinson's Home Front
Author: W. Heath Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851244447
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How does one play bridge in a gas mask? Or enjoy motoring without consuming petrol? Or deal with a nationwide shortage of pea-sticks? For this compact little book Heath Robinson joined forces with writer Cecil Hunt to show civilians 'how to make the best of things' during the air raids, rationing, allotment tending and blackouts of the Second World War. The result is a warm celebration of the British population's ability to 'make do and mend'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851244447
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How does one play bridge in a gas mask? Or enjoy motoring without consuming petrol? Or deal with a nationwide shortage of pea-sticks? For this compact little book Heath Robinson joined forces with writer Cecil Hunt to show civilians 'how to make the best of things' during the air raids, rationing, allotment tending and blackouts of the Second World War. The result is a warm celebration of the British population's ability to 'make do and mend'.
All Quiet on the Home Front
Author: Richard van Emden
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473891965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A “fascinating” look at hardship, heroism, and civilian life in England during the Great War (World War One Illustrated). The truth about the sacrifice and suffering among British civilians during World War I is rarely discussed. In this book, people who were there speak about experiences and events that have remained buried for decades. Their testimony shows the same candor and courage we have become accustomed to hearing from military veterans of this war. Those interviewed include a survivor of a Zeppelin raid in 1915; a Welsh munitions worker recruited as a girl; and a woman rescued from a bombed school after five days. There are also accounts of rural famine, bereavement, and the effects on families back home—and even the story of a woman who planned to kill her family to save them further suffering.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473891965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A “fascinating” look at hardship, heroism, and civilian life in England during the Great War (World War One Illustrated). The truth about the sacrifice and suffering among British civilians during World War I is rarely discussed. In this book, people who were there speak about experiences and events that have remained buried for decades. Their testimony shows the same candor and courage we have become accustomed to hearing from military veterans of this war. Those interviewed include a survivor of a Zeppelin raid in 1915; a Welsh munitions worker recruited as a girl; and a woman rescued from a bombed school after five days. There are also accounts of rural famine, bereavement, and the effects on families back home—and even the story of a woman who planned to kill her family to save them further suffering.
It's All a Bit Heath Robinson
Author: Lucinda Gosling in association with Mary Evans Picture Library
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985887
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
William Heath Robinson remains one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators and has embedded himself into English vernacular, inspiring the phrase ‘it’s all a bit Heath Robinson’ to describe any precarious or unnecessarily complex contraption.Born in London, he originally had ambitions to be a landscape painter, but would establish his artistic reputation as a book illustrator during the genre’s so-called golden age. It was his association with weekly illustrated magazine The Sketch that was to launch and cement his legacy as a humorous artist. Combining a distinctive draughtsmanship with a curious and ingenious mind, the advent of the First World War inspired Heath Robinson to dream up a series of increasingly outlandish and bizarre military inventions with which the opposing armies would try to outwit each other. From the kaiser’s campaigning car or a suggestion for an armoured bayonet curler, to post-war ‘unbullying’ of beef, his cartoons are a fantastically absurd take on wartime technology and home-front life. Sadly, his inventions were rejected by a (fictitious) ‘Inventions Board’, but the charm and eccentricity of his ideas was loved by the public and he remains to this day one of the finest exponents of humorous British art.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985887
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
William Heath Robinson remains one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators and has embedded himself into English vernacular, inspiring the phrase ‘it’s all a bit Heath Robinson’ to describe any precarious or unnecessarily complex contraption.Born in London, he originally had ambitions to be a landscape painter, but would establish his artistic reputation as a book illustrator during the genre’s so-called golden age. It was his association with weekly illustrated magazine The Sketch that was to launch and cement his legacy as a humorous artist. Combining a distinctive draughtsmanship with a curious and ingenious mind, the advent of the First World War inspired Heath Robinson to dream up a series of increasingly outlandish and bizarre military inventions with which the opposing armies would try to outwit each other. From the kaiser’s campaigning car or a suggestion for an armoured bayonet curler, to post-war ‘unbullying’ of beef, his cartoons are a fantastically absurd take on wartime technology and home-front life. Sadly, his inventions were rejected by a (fictitious) ‘Inventions Board’, but the charm and eccentricity of his ideas was loved by the public and he remains to this day one of the finest exponents of humorous British art.
Contraptions
Author: Heath Robinson
Publisher: Abrams Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
An introduction to the wonderful world of Heath Robinson, with carefully selected drawings from throughout his illustrious career, and a lively and informative commentary.
Publisher: Abrams Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
An introduction to the wonderful world of Heath Robinson, with carefully selected drawings from throughout his illustrious career, and a lively and informative commentary.
The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
Author: W. Heath Robinson
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567921731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With his comically floppy hat and striped baggy stockings, gentle, serious Uncle Lubin is left in charge of his beloved nephew Peter. One fateful day, a great Bagbird swoops down while Uncle Lubin is innocently napping, whisks away the screaming child in his beak, and flies to the moon.
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567921731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With his comically floppy hat and striped baggy stockings, gentle, serious Uncle Lubin is left in charge of his beloved nephew Peter. One fateful day, a great Bagbird swoops down while Uncle Lubin is innocently napping, whisks away the screaming child in his beak, and flies to the moon.
The Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson
Author: Geoffrey C. Beare
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Very Heath Robinson
Author: Adam Hart-Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873329481
Category : Inventions
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Adam Hart-Davis explores the delightful work of William Heath Robinson, the prolific artist and humorist.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781873329481
Category : Inventions
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Adam Hart-Davis explores the delightful work of William Heath Robinson, the prolific artist and humorist.
Inventions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Railway Ribaldry
Author: William Heath Robinson
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth
ISBN: 9780715608234
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Comic artist, W. Heath Robinson, drew this humorous collection at the request of the Great Western Railway who were celebrating their centenary in 1935. It contains views of hissing steam locomotives, hand-operated level-crossings, cattle trucks, and the odd curmudgeonly porter.
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth
ISBN: 9780715608234
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Comic artist, W. Heath Robinson, drew this humorous collection at the request of the Great Western Railway who were celebrating their centenary in 1935. It contains views of hissing steam locomotives, hand-operated level-crossings, cattle trucks, and the odd curmudgeonly porter.
Heath Robinson's Second World War
Author: W. Heath Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851244430
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson's inimitable style.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851244430
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson's inimitable style.