The Were-Wolf was written by Clemence Housman and originally illustrated by Everard Hopkins for the December 1890 Christmas number of the Atalanta periodical literary magazine. Aterwards, the 1896 edition was illustrated through a collaborative effort between Housman and her brother Laurence Housman. Clemence wood-engraved the six featured illustrations and title page and bindings for the book following the designs created by her brother. The book was published through Housman’s connection to publisher John Lane at The Bodley Head. The Were-Wolf is a Gothic work of fiction with a total of 6 illustrations in the second published edition of the book, including the decorated title page, and an illuminated initial which were all designed by Laurence Houseman. Initially Clemence Housman created “The Were-Wolf” to entertain her wood engraving class, it was initially received as a feminist text due to the central character being female and a were wolf . The first edition was published in 1890 with illustrations done by Everard Hopkin. She later collaborated with her brother Laurence Housman and published the second edition in 1896 where she herself did the wood engravings for the title page along with the illustrations.

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Source: Housman, Clemence. The Were-Wolf (1896), illustrated by Laurence Housman; wood-engraved by Clemence Housman. Were-Wolf Digital Edition edited by Lorraine Janzen Kooistra et al, COVE Electronic Editions, 2018, https://editions.covecollective.org/edition/were-wolf