After Laurence Housman published his self-illustrated fairy tale, "The Green Gaffer," in the Universal Review, editor Harry Quilter invited him to design a stand-alone edition of George Meredith's satiric poem, Jump to Glory Jane, for Swan, Sonnenschein & Co. Housman's 44 designs show his recently adapted hard-line drawing technique.  Housman's work caught the attention of publisher John Lane, who invited him to design a trial book for The Bodley Head, a fim specailizing in belles lettres. Housman went on to design numerous titles for The Bodley Head, including his own Green Arras and The Were-Wolf, by his sister Clemence Housman.