Heath Robinson’s Golf
Classic Cartoons and Ingenious Contraptions
Distributed for the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
64 pages
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56 halftones
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7 1/2 x 10
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© 2015
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
The Fall of Man
A Wet Season
How Coal was First Discovered in Scotland
Styles in Stance – I
Some Foursome
For the Weary Caddy
An Intelligent Green-keeper at 2 a.m.
Some Curious Cases of Lost Ball
When Spring Handicaps
Pyramid Golf
Some New Water Sports for the Seaside Holidays
Improved Golf Clubs
More Improved Golf
The Bent Niblick for Curly Bunker Work
The Forlorn Hope
An Awkward Lie
Pogo Golf for 18-Hole Courses
Half Time
Aquatic Golf-I to IV
How Noah Managed to Keep His Hand in During the Flood
The Sitting Stance for the Budding Putter
Spring Cleaning of Golf Course in Readiness for the Spring Season
Style in Stance - II
Holed! Showing the Unfortunate Effect of not Keeping your Eye on the Ball
Another Awkward Lie
The Record
Patent Putter with Adjustment for Levelling out Worm Casts
The St Andrew’s Bunker Chair
Some Golfing Novelties for the Next Season - I and II
The New Adjustable Tee
The New Golf Car for the Comfort of Golfers
The Origin of Plus Fours
Risks and Liabilities Covered by the New ‘Heath Robinson’ Insurance Scheme for Golfers
One in Two: A Tragedy of the Sahara Golf Course
Styles in Stance - III
The Last Hole Before the Flood
Some Suggestions for the Golfing Novice
Some Interesting Methods of Propaganda to Secure the Golfing Vote
To Vary the Monotony of the Game
A New Adjustment for Golf Balls which Successfully Discloses their Whereabouts
The Caddy’s Friend
Too Much Vim
Aprés Vous
The Annual Get-There-First Golfing Handicap
The End
The Fall of Man
A Wet Season
How Coal was First Discovered in Scotland
Styles in Stance – I
Some Foursome
For the Weary Caddy
An Intelligent Green-keeper at 2 a.m.
Some Curious Cases of Lost Ball
When Spring Handicaps
Pyramid Golf
Some New Water Sports for the Seaside Holidays
Improved Golf Clubs
More Improved Golf
The Bent Niblick for Curly Bunker Work
The Forlorn Hope
An Awkward Lie
Pogo Golf for 18-Hole Courses
Half Time
Aquatic Golf-I to IV
How Noah Managed to Keep His Hand in During the Flood
The Sitting Stance for the Budding Putter
Spring Cleaning of Golf Course in Readiness for the Spring Season
Style in Stance - II
Holed! Showing the Unfortunate Effect of not Keeping your Eye on the Ball
Another Awkward Lie
The Record
Patent Putter with Adjustment for Levelling out Worm Casts
The St Andrew’s Bunker Chair
Some Golfing Novelties for the Next Season - I and II
The New Adjustable Tee
The New Golf Car for the Comfort of Golfers
The Origin of Plus Fours
Risks and Liabilities Covered by the New ‘Heath Robinson’ Insurance Scheme for Golfers
One in Two: A Tragedy of the Sahara Golf Course
Styles in Stance - III
The Last Hole Before the Flood
Some Suggestions for the Golfing Novice
Some Interesting Methods of Propaganda to Secure the Golfing Vote
To Vary the Monotony of the Game
A New Adjustment for Golf Balls which Successfully Discloses their Whereabouts
The Caddy’s Friend
Too Much Vim
Aprés Vous
The Annual Get-There-First Golfing Handicap
The End
Review Quotes
Good Book Guide
“Highlighting the game’s often baffling characteristics while also suggesting ingenious methods of one-upmanship amied at the diehard player, it’s endearing creation of the stout golfer accompanied by his long-suffering caddie is one that will generate wry amusement.”
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Literature and Literary Criticism: Humor
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