Henry Bursill

Henry Bursill is remembered for Hand Shadows to be Thrown Upon the Wall, a classic guide to making shadow figures by hand. The book pairs clear instructions with a sense of fun, inviting readers to create animals and characters with nothing more than light, a wall, and their fingers.

Available records found during this search also connect him with the fuller name Henry Wayte Bursill. Reliable biographical detail beyond that was limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to focus on the work itself: a lively example of Victorian popular entertainment and a book that has continued to interest modern readers through archival and public-domain editions.