Charles Robinson (1870–1937) was a prolific British book illustrator.
Born in Islington in October 1870, London, he was the son of an illustrator and his brothers Thomas Heath Robinson and William Heath Robinson also became illustrators.
The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses (1895) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings. It was extremely popular, going through many reprints, and generated numerous commissions.
He illustrated many fairy tales and children’s books throughout his career, including Eugene Field’s Lullaby Land (1897), W. E. Cule’s Child Voices (1899), Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s Sintram and His Companions (1900), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1907), Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1910), Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden (1911), and books written by Walter Copeland Jerrold and himself.
Books Illustrated by Charles Robinson:
____ Aesop Fables, J.M. Dent, London, 1895
Stevenson, R. L. – A Child’s Garden of Verses, John Lane, London, 1895
Carrington, E. – Animals in the Wrong Places, Bell 1896
Lowry, H. D. – Make Believe, John Lane, London, 1896
Setoun, G. – The Child World, John Lane, London, 1896
Bell, A. – Dobbie’s Little Master, Bell 1897
Field, E. – Lullaby Land, John Lane, London, 1898
Macgregor, B. – King Longbeard, John Lane, London, 1898
Andersen, H. C. – Fairy Tales, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1899
Cule, W. E. – Child Voices, Melrose 1899
Rands, W. B. – Lilliput Lyrics, John Lane, London, 1899
Bell, J. J. – Jack of all Trades, John Lane, London, 1900
____ The New Noah’s Ark, John Lane, London, 1900
Canton, W. – The True Annals of Fairyland, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1900
Dearmer, P. – The Little Lives of the Saints, Gardner 1900
Garstin, N. – The Suitors Of Aprille, John Lane, London, 1900
Homer The Adventures of Odysseus, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1900
La Motte Fouque, F. H. K. de – Sintram and his Companions Dent 1900
____ Aslauga’s Knight, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1900
Perrault, C. – Tales of Passed Times, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1900
Sand, G. – The Master Mosaic Workers, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1900
Stacpoole, H. de V. – Pierrette, John Lane, London, 1900
Rhys, E. – The True Annals of Fairyland, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1901
____ The Reign of King Cole, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1901
____ A Book of Days for Little Ones, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1901
Copeland, W. – The Farm Book, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1901
Bridgman, C. – The Bairn’s Coronation Book, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1902
____ The Shopping Day, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1902
Burn, J. H. – The Mother’s Book of Song, Gardner 1902
Copeland, W. – The Book of the Zoo, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1902
Jerrold, W. – Nonsense! Nonsense!, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1902
____ The Coronation Autograph Book, Gardner 1902
Jerrold, W. The Big Rook of Nursery Rhymes, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1903
____ The New Testament of Our Lord, Gowans & Gray 1903
Jerrold, D. W. – Fireside Saints, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1904
____ A Bookful of Fun, Clark 1905
Copeland, W. – The Black Cat Book, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1905
____ Rhymes, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1905-8
____ The Book of Dolly’s Doings, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Book of Dolly’s House, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Book of Ducks and Dutchies, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Book of Other People, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Book of Sailors, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Book of Little Dutch Dolls, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Cake Shop, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Sweet Shop, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Toy Shop, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London,
____ The Hundred Best Blank Verse Passages in the English
Language, Gowans & Gray 1905
Wallis, I. H. – The Cloud Kingdom, John Lane, London, 1905
Robinson, C. – The Silly Submarine, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1906
____ Picture Books for Children, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906 etc
Sharp, E. – The Child’s Christmas, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1906
Tynan, K. A – Little Book of Courtesies, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906
____ Black Bunnies, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1907
Carroll, L. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Cassell 1907
Matheson, A. – Songs of Love and Praise, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1907
Sharp, E. – The Story of the Weathercock, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1907
Copeland, W. – Babes and Blossoms, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1908
Martinengo-Cesaresco, F. – The Fairies’ Fountain, Fairbairns 1908
Jerrold, W. – The True Annals of Fairyland in the Reign of King Aberon, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1909
Rhys, E. – The True Annals of Fairyland in the Reign of King Cole, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1909
Arkwright, R. – Brownikens and other Fancies, Gardner 1910
Grimm, J. L. C. & W. C. – Fairy Tales, Nister 1910
Pope, J. – Babes and Birds, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1910
Syrett, N. – The Vanishing Princess, Nutt 1910
Burnett, F. H. – The Secret Garden, William Heinemann, London, 1911
Jerrold, W. – The Big Book of Fairy Tales, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1911
Pope, J. – The Baby Scouts, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1911
Shelley, P. B. – The Sensitive Plant, William Heinemann, London, [1911]
____ The True Annals of Fairyland in the Reign of King Herta, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1911
France, A. – Bee, Princess of the Dwarfs. J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1912
Handasyde – The Four Gardens, William Heinemann, London, 1912
Jerrold, W. – The Big Book of Fables, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1912
Pope, J. – Babes and Beasts, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1912
Fielding, H. – Margaret’s Book, Hutchinson 1913
Minnion, W. – Topsy Turvey, Connoisseur 1913
Perrault, C. – Fairy Tales, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1913
Thurston, E. T. – The Open Window, Chapman 1913
Wilde, O. – The Happy Prince, Duckworth 1913
Castle, A. E. – Our Sentimental Garden, William Heinemann, London, 1914
Morris, A. T. – A Child’s Book of Empire, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1914
Herrick, R. – Robert Herrick, Gardner 1915
Shakespeare, W. – Songs and Sonnets, Duckworth 1915
Sharp, E. – What Happened at Christmas, Blackie & Sons, Ltd., London, 1915
____ The Story of Prince Ahmed, Gay 1915
____ Goldfish Bowl, Hutchinson, 1918
Stevenson, M. – Bridget’s Fairies, R.T.S. 1919
____ Pan-pipes, Collins n.d.
Rhys, G. – The Children’s Garland of Verse, J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1921
Stevenson, J. G. – Father Time Stories, R.T.S. 1921
____ Doris and David Alone, 1922
Girvin, B. & Cosens, M. – Wee Men, Hutchinson 1923
Jerrold, W. – The Book of Story Poems, Stokes 1924
Milne, A. A. – Once on a Time, Hodder 1925
Radcliffe, W. – The Saint’s Garden, S.P.C.K. 1927
____ Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, Collins 1928
____ The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Collins 1928
Marsh, L. – Old Time Tales Frowde n.d.
