Rupert Besley Explained
Rupert Besley is a British illustrator working since 1980, best known for nearly 400 postcard illustrations for J. Arthur Dixon and later John Hinde.[1] [2] [3] He also illustrated cartoon panels for Isle of Wight County Press.[4]
Bibliography
- Besley's Britain [5]
- Scotland for Beginners [6]
- Isle of Skye for Beginners [7]
- Ireland for Beginners, Or, Get Lost in Ireland, 1994
- 'Haud Yer Wheesht!': Your Scottish Granny's Favourite Sayings 1997
- Whaur's Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo?': Scotland's Millennium Souvenir 1999
- 'Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff a Bus!': Scots Grandchildren on Their Grannies, 1999
- Dead Jammy!: The Life and Deaths of Glasgow Undertaker Jammy Stewart, 2004
- Scotland for Beginners: 1314 An' A' That 2007
- Terribly English: A Guide for Baffled Natives and Bookish Visitors 2012
- You Know You Are a Dog Lover..., 2013
- The Cannae Sutra: The Scots 'Joy of Sex' 2017
- Awa' an' Bile Yer Heid!: Scottish Curses and Insults, 2017
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About me. www.besleycartoons.com.
- Book: Besley's Britain : your good holiday guide. . 1984 . Souvenir . 0285626450.
- Web site: Besley postcards - postcard.co.uk. postcard.co.uk.
- News: LETTER: We all miss Besley cartoon . Isle of Wight County Press . en.
- Book: Besley . Rupert . Besley's Britain : your good holiday guide. . 1984 . Souvenir . London . 0285626450.
- Book: Besley . Rupert . Scotland for beginners : Bannockburn an' a' that . 1990 . Neil Wilson . Glasgow, Scotland . 1897784007.
- Book: Skye for beginners . 1999 . Neil Wilson . Glasgow . 1897784767 . Abridged version.
