Britain At Play

Name: Britain At Play
Brand: Duckworth
Availability: InStock

ISBN 9780715655313 Published 9 November 2023

£25.00

In Britain at Play we collect the finest of William Heath Robinson's studies of the unique British character. Here we find Britain in the garden, at the beach and on the golf course - the 9th hole played with the grim reaper, rotating sunbathing machines, a double cross tennis match 'For economising space in local tournaments and generally gingering up the game'. Heath Robinson perfectly captures the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure.

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Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780715655313
Published: 9 November 2023
Pages: 192
Duration
Dimensions: 222 x 288 mm
Genre: History
Imprint: Duckworth

Reviews

‘One of the 20th century's most prolific comic artists’

The Sunday Times

‘Genius ahead of his time’

Metro

‘Your absurd, beautiful drawings... give me a peculiar pleasure of the mind like nothing else in the world'

H.G. Wells, letter to Heath Robinson (1914)

About the author

Heath Robinson

William Heath Robinson began his career illustrating works of poetry and children's stories. At magazines such as The Sketch, he developed his humorous illustrations for adults, culminating in the series of inventions for which he became known by his contemporaries as 'The Gadget King'.

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