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Background imageLiterature Collection: Plan of the Marches near Isandhlwana between Jan. 12th and 22nd, 1879, c1880

Plan of the Marches near Isandhlwana between Jan. 12th and 22nd, 1879, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Background imageLiterature Collection: And The Cat Said, Can You Purr?, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson

And The Cat Said, Can You Purr?, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And The Cat Said, Can You Purr?, c1930. An illustration from The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Background imageLiterature Collection: Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, c1812, (1912)

Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, c1812, (1912). Holy Trinity Church, Clapham completed in 1775. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Battle of Marathon. A Poem, 1820

The Battle of Marathon. A Poem, 1820. The Battle of Marathon by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). Printed for W Lindsell, 87 Wimpole street, Cavendish Square. From The Connoisseur Volume XXIV

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Artist: Paul Nash

The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Artist: Paul Nash
The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial, or, a Discourse of the Sepulchral Urns lately found in Norfolk, is a work by Thomas Browne (1605-1682)

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John Rogers

The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John Rogers
The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Burns (1759-1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement

Background imageLiterature Collection: Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829, (1911). Artist: JMW Turner

Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829, (1911). Artist: JMW Turner
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829. Painting held in The National Gallery London. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C

Background imageLiterature Collection: Bumble the Beadle, 1939

Bumble the Beadle, 1939. Mr Bumble is a character from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Young Princes in the Tower, 1831 (1910). Artist: Paul de la Roche

The Young Princes in the Tower, 1831 (1910). Artist: Paul de la Roche
The Young Princes in the Tower, 1831. Edward V (1470-1483) and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York (1473-1483), the Princes in the Tower

Background imageLiterature Collection: Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Poets and Novelists of the Victorian Era, late 19th century

Poets and Novelists of the Victorian Era, late 19th century. Charlotte Bronte; William Makepeace Thackeray; George Eliot; Robert Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Tom Hood; Charles Dickens;

Background imageLiterature Collection: A Knight at the Crossroads, 1898. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov

A Knight at the Crossroads, 1898. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
A Knight at the Crossroads, 1898. A scene from the Russian fairy tale Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Grey Wolf. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageLiterature Collection: Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker

Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Background imageLiterature Collection: Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914. Artist: Edward Robert Hughes

Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914. Artist: Edward Robert Hughes
Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Silver Age, 1527. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Silver Age, 1527. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Silver Age, 1527. Aportrayal of the second of the four Ages of the World from Ovids poem. Found in the collection of the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Germany

Background imageLiterature Collection: John Hunter, 1786. Artist: WO Geller

John Hunter, 1786. Artist: WO Geller
John Hunter, 1786. Scottish surgeon and anatomist whose series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery attracted numerous students, including Edward Jenner, Astley Cooper

Background imageLiterature Collection: Scene from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, 1836-1837

Scene from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, 1836-1837. Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Scene from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, 1836-1837. Christmas Eve festivities at Dingley Dell, the home of Mr Wardle. Mr. Pickwick kissing under the mistletoe bough

Background imageLiterature Collection: Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais

Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais
Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. The Rev and Mrs Crawley at home with their young family which, as an impoverished parson, he has difficulty in supporting

Background imageLiterature Collection: May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg

May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
May, 1412-1416. Lords and ladies, mounted, progressing along a road by woods, preceded by trumpeters. They are taking part in a procession to celebrate the joli mois de mai

Background imageLiterature Collection: April, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg

April, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
April, 1412-1416. Planetary figure of the Sun in his chariot, and zodiac figures of Aries (Ram) and Taurus (Bull) at the top

Background imageLiterature Collection: Plan of the Battle of Aliwal, c1891. Creator: James Grant

Plan of the Battle of Aliwal, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Plan of the Battle of Aliwal, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imageLiterature Collection: Cover Design to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Cover of an edition of Ben Jonsons comedy play, published by Leonard Smithers

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher

The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher
The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Natty Bumppo creates a firebreak, scene from " The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper

Background imageLiterature Collection: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1868, printed 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1868, printed 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1868, printed 1875. A work made of carbon print

Background imageLiterature Collection: Thanka with Buddha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Thanka with Buddha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Thanka with Buddha, 19th century

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies at thresholds

Background imageLiterature Collection: Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Creator: Unknown

Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Portrait of Frances Burney (1752-1840), English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright, and daughter of the musicologist Dr Charles Burney

Background imageLiterature Collection: Lincoln Triumphant, The Great Statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D. C. c1930s

Lincoln Triumphant, The Great Statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D. C. c1930s
Lincoln Triumphant, The Great Statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. c1930s. Statue of the16th President of the United States

Background imageLiterature Collection: Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton

Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Glen Canon, 1874. View of Glen Canyon, part of an immense system of canyons carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries in Utah and Arizona, USA

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Menai Suspension Bridge, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Menai Suspension Bridge, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Menai Suspension Bridge, 1898. Grade I listed Menai Suspension Bridge designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826 carrying traffic from Anglesey across the Menai Strait

Background imageLiterature Collection: Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Background imageLiterature Collection: Views in Bury, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Views in Bury, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Views in Bury, 1898. Bury St Edmunds, historic market town in Suffolk, supported Puritan sentiment in early 17th century and by 1640, several families had left for the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Background imageLiterature Collection: In the High Street, 1898. Creator: Unknown

In the High Street, 1898. Creator: Unknown
In the High Street, 1898. Harrow-on-the-Hill, historic village in the vicinity of Harrow School, Greater London, England.From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Background imageLiterature Collection: St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Creator: Unknown

St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Creator: Unknown
St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Saint Fin Barres Cathedrall, a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland completed in 1879 on the south side of the River Lee

Background imageLiterature Collection: Hatfield from the Railway Station, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Hatfield from the Railway Station, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Hatfield from the Railway Station, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume II". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageLiterature Collection: East View of Brighton from Kemp Town, 1835. Creator: Dean Wolstenholme

East View of Brighton from Kemp Town, 1835. Creator: Dean Wolstenholme
East View of Brighton from Kemp Town, 1835. Antique engraving by Dean Wolstenholme Junior after Thomas Henwood. From " The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex

Background imageLiterature Collection: George Kay and Joe Smith before kick-off, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 1923, (1935)

George Kay and Joe Smith before kick-off, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 1923, (1935)
George Kay and Joe Smith shake hands before kick-off, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 28 April 1923, (1935). George Kay (1891-1954), captain of West Ham United

Background imageLiterature Collection: Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805, most water is now diverted to a hydroelectric plant at the Ryan Dam

Background imageLiterature Collection: Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Background imageLiterature Collection: Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century? Creator: Unknown

Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century? Creator: Unknown
Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century?

Background imageLiterature Collection: Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin

Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin
Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). View of the old open-air fish market on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London. Fresh fish was landed and sold directly on the dockside

Background imageLiterature Collection: Pathfinders - Sir Francis Bacon, after 1731, (1922). Creator: Unknown

Pathfinders - Sir Francis Bacon, after 1731, (1922). Creator: Unknown
Pathfinders - Sir Francis Bacon, after 1731, (1922). Portrait of English philosopher, scientist and statesman Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Background imageLiterature Collection: Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, 1894. Chirk Castle was built in 1295 for Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. It formed part of Edward Is ring of castles built around North Wales

Background imageLiterature Collection: Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1894. View of the castle with the Clement memorial obelisk, erected in 1873, to the memory of surgeon and politician William James Clement

Background imageLiterature Collection: Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1894. The Palace is the royal familys official residence in Scotland. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]



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