Percy J. Billinghurst

Percy J. Billinghurst (1871–1933), also known as Percy James Billinghurst, was a British artist and illustrator who became known for children’s books and animal-themed work. Library and public-domain records identify him as both an illustrator and an author, and his surviving books show how closely he blended pictures with storytelling.

He is especially associated with A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals, a collection first published in the early 1900s and remembered for its many stories of clever, loyal, or surprising animals. Public-domain and library sources also connect him with editions of Aesop’s Fables and other illustrated books for younger readers.

Although detailed biographical information about his life is limited in the sources available here, his reputation has lasted through the appeal of his illustrations: playful, observant, and full of character. For readers today, Billinghurst stands out as one of those early twentieth-century book artists whose pictures help keep classic animal tales vividly alive.