Cassell Collection (#27)

And there at point of the disparted ridge lay stretch d the infamy of Crete, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Minotaur

Haste now, the foremost cried, now haste thee death!, c1890
" Haste now, " the foremost cried, " now haste thee death!", c1890. Men who who have been transformed into trees

From the profound abyss, behind the lid of a great monument we stood retired, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil shelter in craggy rocks and try to avoid the horrible excess of fetid exhalation

Here the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Here the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno), the first part of " The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri

Mark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Mark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Erinyes: three hellish furies stain d with blood

I could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil land on the far bank of the river Styx

My teacher sage aware, thrusting him back, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Then stretch d he forth hands to the bark; whereof my teacher sage aware, thrusting him back: " Away! down there To the other dogs!", c1890

Soon as both embark d, cutting the waves, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Soon as both embark d, cutting the waves, goes on the ancient prow, more deeply than with others it is wont, c1890. Phlegyas ferries Dante

To the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
To the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, whereat open without impediment it flew, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil pass through the gate of Dis

Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, of these toil-worn souls Might purchase rest for one, c1890. The damned struggling to push heavy weights uphill

Curs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. Creator
Curs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Thy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Thy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, c1890. Creator: Gustave DorA©
Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, thence filled with earth, rais d them, and cast it in his ravenous maw, c1890

I through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, and like a corpse fell to the ground, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The book and writer both were loves purveyors. In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Paolo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers

The stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. Creator
The stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil, watching souls in torment

There Minos stands, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
There Minos stands, grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all who enter, strict examining the crimes, gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath, c1890

Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

So I beheld united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890
So I behold united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

E en in like manner Adams evil brood, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
E en in like manner Adams evil brood, cast themselves one by one down from the shore, c1890. The dead crossing the river Styx to Hell

All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Dante and Beatrice. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, answer d, " Thou must needs another way pursue, if thou wouldst scape from out that savage wilderness", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

Scarce the ascent began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Scarce the ascent began, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light. And cover d with a speckled skin, appear d, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

In the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
In the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Dante in a wood. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Portrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Creator: Gustave Doré
Portrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Italian writer and poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) whose long narrative poem " The Divine Comedy" written in Italian c1308-1321

Midhat Pasha, (late 19th century). Creators: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, Adele Perlmutter
Midhat Pasha, (late 19th century). Portrait of Ahmed Sefik Midhat Pasha (1822-1883), leading Ottoman statesmen during the late Tanzimat era (1839-1876)

Hogarths House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Hogarths House, (c1878). House of the painter William Hogarth (1697-1764) in the village of Chiswick, (now part of greater London)

Hammersmith in 1746, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Hammersmith in 1746, (c1878). Map of an area of what is now west London, showing houses and farms, the River Thames, the mineral springs at Kensington Wells, Shepherds Bush

Brandenburgh House, in 1815, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Brandenburgh House, in 1815, (c1878). Brandenburg (or Brandenburgh) House in the village of Hammersmith, (now part of west London)

Hammersmith Parish Church, in 1820, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Hammersmith Parish Church, in 1820, (c1878). View of St Pauls Church and churchyard in the village of Hammersmith, now part of greater London

Ranelagh House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Ranelagh House, (c1878). Ranelagh House in Chelsea, London, was built in 1688-1689 by the Earl of Ranelagh, Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital which it adjoined. It was demolished in 1805

Holcrofts and the Priory, Fulham, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Holcrofts and the Priory, Fulham, (c1878). View of the Fulham Road, with Holcrofts Hall to the left, and Holcrofts Priory on the right

Richardsons House at Parsons Green (1799), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Richardsons House at Parsons Green (1799), (c1878). The home of the novelist Samuel Richardson at Parsons Green in the village of Fulham, (now part of south west London)

Fulham Palace in 1798, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Fulham Palace in 1798, (c1878). Views of Fulham Palace: South-east Front, the Chapel, and the Inner Courtyard. The palace, in the village of Fulham

Essex House, Putney, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Essex House, Putney, (c1878). House in the village of Putney near the River Thames, (now part of greater London). Essex House is thought to have been built

Lines of Rail at Clapham Junction, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Lines of Rail at Clapham Junction, (c1878). Map of railway lines at Clapham Junction Station, one of the busiest rail instersections in London

The Lake, Battersea Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Lake, Battersea Park, (c1878). The park, on the south bank of the River Thames in London, was built on marshland reclaimed from the river, and opened in 1858

Chiswick House, in 1763, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Chiswick House, in 1763, (c1878). View of Chiswick House, a Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick, (now part of west London). It was designed by Lord Burlington and completed in 1729

Corney House, in 1760, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Corney House, in 1760, (c1878). Corney House in Chiswick, (now part of west London). The first house on the site next to the River Thames was built by the Bishop of Rochester in 1542

Entrance to Chiswick, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Chiswick, (c1878). Street scene with smoking chimneys in the village of Chiswick, (now part of greater London)

Old Cottages on Back Common, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Old Cottages on Back Common, (c1878). Washing on a line in front of a row of cottages at Chiswick, (now part of west London)

In and Out About Fulham, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
In and Out About Fulham, (c1878). Views of various buildings in the village of Fulham near the River Thames, (now part of greater London): Fulham House and Ranelagh Lodge; Old Swan Tavern

The Red Cow Inn, Hammersmith, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Red Cow Inn, Hammersmith, (c1878). Public house at Hammersmith in what is now greater London. The Red Cow was built in the early 19th century and extensively remodelled in 1897

Nell Gwynnes House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Nell Gwynnes House, (c1878). View of Sandford Manor House, Waterford Road, Chelsea, (now part of London). The house is also known as Nell Gwynnes house

Peterborough House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Peterborough House, (c1878). View of Peterborough House in Fulham, (now part of south-west London). The house (originally called Brightwells, or Rightwells)

The Moat, Fulham Palace, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Moat, Fulham Palace, (c1878). View of the bridge over the moat and the gatehouse. Fulham Palace, in the village of Fulham, served as a bishops residence from c700 AD until 1975

Fulham Church, from the Thames, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Fulham Church, from the Thames, (c1878). All Saints Church on the north bank of the River Thames in London. A new church in the gothic perpendicular style was built in the 1880s

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