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Background imageStory Collection: Alice looking at a small door behind a curtain, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice looking at a small door behind a curtain, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice looking at a small door behind a curtain, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Background imageStory Collection: Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Background imageStory Collection: The King and Queen of Hearts in Court, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The King and Queen of Hearts in Court, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The King and Queen of Hearts in Court, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Background imageStory Collection: Off with her head! Alice and the Red Queen, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Off with her head! Alice and the Red Queen, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Off with her head! Alice and the Red Queen, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Background imageStory Collection: The Adventure of Silver Blaze, Holmes questioning a suspect. Artist: Sidney E Paget

The Adventure of Silver Blaze, Holmes questioning a suspect. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The Adventure of Silver Blaze, Holmes questioning a suspect. Encounter between Silas Brown, the trainer who was hiding the lost racehorse Silver Blaze, and Holmes

Background imageStory Collection: The Cheshire Cat looking down at the Red King and Queen having an argument, 1889

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 Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

Background imageStory Collection: Goodbye London, Evening News poster, 1980

Goodbye London, Evening News poster, 1980. Billboard advertising the final edition of the Evening News newspaper, Friday 31 October 1980

Background imageStory Collection: Title page of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886

Title page of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886. Treasure Island, Stevensons (1850-1894) classic adventure novel for children was first serialised as The Sea Cook: or

Background imageStory Collection: The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, Sherlock Holmes going through the mememtoes of old cases

The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, Sherlock Holmes going through the mememtoes of old cases. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual: Dr Watson watching Sherlock Holmes going through the mememtoes of his old cases. Illustration by Sidney E

Background imageStory Collection: Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers

Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Victorian family entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Background imageStory Collection: Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at the bastion, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)

Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at the bastion, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at the bastion, 1855. Private Collection

Background imageStory Collection: Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926) and members of the Cheka college, 1918-1919

Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926) and members of the Cheka college, 1918-1919. Creator: Unknown photographer
Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926) and members of the Cheka college, 1918-1919. Found in the Collection of the Russisches Staatliches Militarhistorisches Archiv.

Background imageStory Collection: Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageStory Collection: Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageStory Collection: The Three Jews Brought Before Nebuchadnezzar, 1565. Creator: Philip Galle

The Three Jews Brought Before Nebuchadnezzar, 1565. Creator: Philip Galle
The Three Jews Brought Before Nebuchadnezzar, 1565. From The Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, pl. 2

Background imageStory Collection: AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Christmas Present, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Christmas Present, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Christmas Present, 2023. Fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol"

Background imageStory Collection: AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Jacob Marley, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Jacob Marley, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Jacob Marley, 2023. Jacob Marley is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol"

Background imageStory Collection: Oya Taro Mitsukune Watching Skeletons, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Oya Taro Mitsukune Watching Skeletons, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oya Taro Mitsukune Watching Skeletons, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageStory Collection: Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageStory Collection: The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Series: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageStory Collection: Buddha Shakyamuni with 'Jataka' Tales, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales, late 17th-early 18th century. The Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived in the 6th-5th century BC, is shown here telling stories of his previous existences

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 ()

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 (). Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 ()

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940

Background imageStory Collection: Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Collecting food in the forest is one of Maddi's daily activities during the family's exile

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King... 18th-19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King Sanjaya, 18th-19th century

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. After his banishment from the kingdom, Vessantara is accompanied into the forest by his wife, Maddi, and their two children

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Divine beings lead Jujaka to the palace of King Sanjaya, Vessantara's father

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. As Jujaka is on his way back to his village with Vessantara's children

Background imageStory Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925

Background imageStory Collection: Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. This dynamic painting illustrates a story of the former lives of the Buddha, known as the Jataka tales

Background imageStory Collection: The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageStory Collection: The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. From New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageStory Collection: Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. Taira no Tadamori(1096-1153) found something lighting strangely in the dark at night



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