I really enjoyed this weeks conversation about Laurence Housmans The House of Joy . From seeing Laurence Housmans artistic work in renditions of Goblin Market it was really interesting to see his writing as well. I personally enjoyed the discussion on "Luck of Roses" which brought up the topic of homosexual relationships in the victorian era. I though it was interesting to see where that conversation led and listen to the conversation on some of the difficulties that faced the lgtbq community in the victorian era as well as many in todays world. I enjoyed how Housman took this harsh topic and made it into a beautiful fairytale, though you could sense the serious undertone the story was beautiful with the garden of roses and the rose fairy  as well as the lonileness of the house in the back ground of the illustration that helps emphasise the storyline. Overall this weeks discussion of Laurence Housman was very educational for me in terms of learning more about Victorian illustrative texts through Housmans work. I also found the whole concept of fairy tales very interesting as it is not what I have typically seen as a fairy tale, the topics felt more real and the pictures did not feel like they were simply explaining parts of the story but rather emphasising the story. I think this is very similar to the conversation surrounding Goblin Market because it is said to be a childrens book but for adults, I feel that same message is passed on through Laurence Housmans work as he exhibits serious themes that typically would not be discussed with children in the victorian era and emphasising them through accompanying imagery rather than childrens books which are less complex .