Humorist Collection

D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis (1891 - 1969), British writer, editor and biographer. Contributor to the Daily Express, The Bystander and the News Chronicle

The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath Robinson
Spring Handicaps. Front cover of The Humorist magazine featuring a glorious cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing the chaos created on the roads by spring romances. Date: 1937

The Humorist Easter Number 1938
The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle

SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (1835-1910). Aka Mark Twain. American humorist and writer. Photographed c1900

The Humorist Cover 1939
A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car

P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait (b / w photo)
5998065 P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait.); © Look and Learn

Front cover, Derby Supplement
The front cover of the Derby Supplement, with vignettes of Lady James Douglas and Lord Woolavington at the top, and a reproduction of a painting by Alfred Munnings

Thomas Hood, 1799 To 1845. British Humorist And Poet. Fom The Book The Complete Poetical Works Of Thomas Hood Published 1906

Sir John Tenniel, English illustrator and cartoonist (engraving)
8631624 Sir John Tenniel, English illustrator and cartoonist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Tenniel, (1820-1914)

Portrait of E V Lucas (litho)
8645967 Portrait of E V Lucas (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E V Lucas. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams, c 1935).); © Look and Learn

Portrait of W W Jacobs (litho)
8645961 Portrait of W W Jacobs (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W W Jacobs. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Agatha Christie (litho)
8645948 Portrait of Agatha Christie (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agatha Christie)

Portrait of Michael Arlen (litho)
8645943 Portrait of Michael Arlen (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Arlen)

Portrait of Dorothy Parker (litho)
8645936 Portrait of Dorothy Parker (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Parker)

Portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (litho)
8645935 Portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan)

Portrait of E Oe Somerville and M Ross (litho)
8645934 Portrait of E Oe Somerville and M Ross (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E Oe Somerville and M Ross)

Mark Twain, 1869 (b/w photo)
5668958 Mark Twain, 1869 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Mark Twain (1835-1910) in 1869, the same year 'The Innocents Abroad

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) April 1906 (b&w photo)
BAL126132 Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) April 1906 (b&w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: created Uncle Remus who told stories of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox;).

Portrait of Mark Twain (litho)
8645970 Portrait of Mark Twain (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mark Twain. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Herbert Jenkins (litho)
8645966 Portrait of Herbert Jenkins (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herbert Jenkins)

Portrait of W J Locke (litho)
8645956 Portrait of W J Locke (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W J Locke. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams, c 1935).); © Look and Learn.

Portrait of Alpha of the Plough (litho)
8645942 Portrait of Alpha of the Plough (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alpha of the Plough)

Portrait of George A Birmingham (litho)
8650967 Portrait of George A Birmingham (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George A Birmingham)

Portrait of Walter de la Mare (litho)
8645968 Portrait of Walter de la Mare (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter de la Mare)

Portrait of A A Milne (litho)
8645964 Portrait of A A Milne (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A A Milne. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams, c 1935).); © Look and Learn.

Portrait of Charles Lamb (litho)
8645959 Portrait of Charles Lamb (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Lamb. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of A P Herbert (litho)
8645958 Portrait of A P Herbert (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A P Herbert. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Jeffery Farnol (litho)
8645957 Portrait of Jeffery Farnol (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeffery Farnol)

Portrait of Arnold Bennett (litho)
8645954 Portrait of Arnold Bennett (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arnold Bennett)

Portrait of Hilaire Belloc (litho)
8645949 Portrait of Hilaire Belloc (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hilaire Belloc)

Portrait of William Tappan Thompson (litho)
8645933 Portrait of William Tappan Thompson (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Tappan Thompson)

Portrait of W Pett Ridge (litho)
8645931 Portrait of W Pett Ridge (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W Pett Ridge. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of P G Wodehouse (litho)
8645930 Portrait of P G Wodehouse (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P G Wodehouse)

Humorist, Winner of the Derby, 1921 (colour litho)
8660254 Humorist, Winner of the Derby, 1921 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorist, Winner of the Derby, 1921)

Portrait of Oscar Wilde (litho)
8650964 Portrait of Oscar Wilde (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Denis Mackail (litho)
8645971 Portrait of Denis Mackail (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Denis Mackail)

Portrait of Edith Nesbit (litho)
8645969 Portrait of Edith Nesbit (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith Nesbit. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Philip Macdonald (litho)
8645965 Portrait of Philip Macdonald (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip Macdonald)

Portrait of Stephen Leacock (litho)
8645962 Portrait of Stephen Leacock (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stephen Leacock)

Portrait of Ernest Bramah (litho)
8645953 Portrait of Ernest Bramah (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernest Bramah)

Portrait of George Wilbur Peck (litho)
8645947 Portrait of George Wilbur Peck (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Wilbur Peck)

Portrait of Charles Dickens (litho)
8645945 Portrait of Charles Dickens (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Dickens)

Portrait of J J Bell (litho)
8645944 Portrait of J J Bell (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J J Bell. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams, c 1935).); © Look and Learn.

Portrait of Bartimeus (litho)
8645940 Portrait of Bartimeus (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartimeus. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams, c 1935).); © Look and Learn.

Portrait of Douglas Jerrold (litho)
8650969 Portrait of Douglas Jerrold (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Douglas Jerrold)

Portrait of Barry Pain (litho)
8650966 Portrait of Barry Pain (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barry Pain. Illustration for The Great Book of Humour (Odhams)

Portrait of Francis Bret Harte (litho)
8650968 Portrait of Francis Bret Harte (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Bret Harte)

Portrait of L W M Lockhart (litho)
8645972 Portrait of L W M Lockhart (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L W M Lockhart)

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"D. B. Wyndham-Lewis: The Mastermind Behind The Humorist" Step into the world of laughter and wit with D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, the brilliant mind behind The Humorist magazine. As you gaze upon the Easter Number front cover, illustrated by none other than Heath Robinson himself, you can't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the hilarity that awaits within. P. G. Wodehouse, captured in a timeless black and white portrait, exudes charm as he puffs on his cigar – a true embodiment of the quintessential humorist. In the pages of The Humorist Easter Number 1938, Wodehouse's comedic genius shines through every line and brings joy to readers far and wide. But let us not forget Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain – an American humorist and writer who left an indelible mark on literary history. His presence graces the cover of The Humorist 1939 edition, reminding us all of his enduring legacy in comedy. As we delve further into this treasure trove of amusement, we encounter Thomas Hood – a British humorist and poet whose words have stood the test of time. From his book "The Complete Poetical Works Of Thomas Hood, " published in 1906, we are reminded once again that laughter knows no bounds or borders. And there he is again – P. G. Wodehouse making another appearance. This time alongside Tom Hood during Victorian times when humor was at its peak. These two masters bring their unique brand of mirth to life with each stroke of their pens. In this captivating journey through history's greatest humorists' lives and works showcased by The Humorist magazine covers over various eras; one thing becomes abundantly clear - these individuals possessed an extraordinary ability to tickle our funny bones while simultaneously touching our hearts.