Pictures in the Post: The Illustrated Letters of Sir Henry Thornhill to His Grandchildren

Foreword by HRH The Princess Royal GCVO (Princess Anne). Color illustrations throughout. From dust jacket “In 1914 Sir Henry Thornhill, a distinguished soldier-administrator of the British Raj in India, started sending illustrated cards to his two-year-old grandson, Teddy. The pictures featured the adventures of a number of animals, principally Mr. Hare and an elephant called Hathi. Sir Henry continued to write once a week, not only to Teddy but also in turn to his three young sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Ann. As each child became five, the picture cards became letters written in bold capitals and colourfully embellished with drawings of birds and animals, insects and fishes, as well as all manner of new inventions from the great era of pioneering technology that followed World War One. … a touching record of a grandfather’s close relationship with his grandchildren….the letters rank in the very best English tradition of adult whimsy for the young…which will delight readers of all ages for many years to come.”