Fictional Character Gallery

Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843. Artist: John Leech

Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843. The irascible, curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge, sitting alone on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghost of Marley, his late business partner. The same night he is visited by three more apparitions, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future, whose revelations cause him to wake on Christmas Day a changed man. He sends a turkey to Bob Cratchit his clerk, thoroughly enjoys the festivities and becomes a kindly, jolly old man. From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. (London, 1843). This was the first in the series of five Christmas books Dickens published

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The Cheshire Cat looking down at the Red King and Queen having an argument, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The Cheshire Cat looking down at the Red King and Queen having an argument, 1889. Lewis Carroll's (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co., New York, 1889]. (Colorised black and white print)

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Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. Artist: Stephen Reid

Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. The Charles Dickens (1812-1870) centenary was celebrated in 1912, a committee was established to collect funds for the benefit of the descendants of the great writer. Stephen Reid (1873-1948) was a Scottish illustrator and painter who specialised in Georgian settings and costume pieces. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXII. [ Otto Limited, London, 1912]

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