Illustrated by Georgie Gaskin

The Little Grey Lady

(Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1893)

The snowdrops in Gaskin’s illustration allude to the answer to the ‘spring riddle’, and the baby animals are mentioned in the poem: ‘…the goslins / the ducklets & chicks / …the dear lambs…’. 

Gaskin was a woman of many talents.  She was also a prolific designer of Arts and Crafts jewellery.