Story Collection (page 7)

Punch and Scaramouch, 1827
Punch and Scaramouch from Punch and Judy pub. 1827 (hand coloured engraving)

Front Cover for Cadet Days, by Capt. Charles King U.S.A. pub. New York, 1894 (colour lithograph)

Trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran
Detail of trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran. This relief is the equivalent to cuneiform of what the Rosetta Stone represents to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics

Sichas Chulin (Small Talk), 1917. Artist: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Sichas Chulin (Small Talk), 1917. Private Collection

Illustration for the Hebrew poesy book, 1918. Artist: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Illustration for the Hebrew poesy book, 1918. From a private collection

How The Race Was Won, 19th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice looking at the bottle with the sign drink me, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice looking at the bottle with the sign drink me, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. 1923. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at

Rosamonds Pond in 1740, c1870. A large pond in St Jamess Park, the oldest of the capitals eight Royal Parks. the Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom

The Mall in 1732, c1870
The Mall in 1732, 1870. The Mall is a road in the City of Westminster, central London, between Buckingham Palace at its western end and Trafalgar Square via Admiralty Arch to the east

The Mall, c1870. The Mall is a road in the City of Westminster, central London, between Buckingham Palace at its western end and Trafalgar Square via Admiralty Arch to the east

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

The Horses of the Morning, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Horses of the Morning, 1880. In Greek mythology, Eos is a Titaness and the goddess of the dawn, who rose each morning from her home at the edge of the Oceanus

Atossas Dream, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
Atossas Dream, 1880. Atossa was an Achaemenid empress and daughter of Cyrus the Great and Cassandane. She lived from 550 BC to 475 BC. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J

Offering to the Dead, 1880. Artist: Antique
Offering to the Dead, 1880. The veneration of the dead, including ones ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J

Orestes Pursued by Furies, 1880. Artist: Antique
Orestes Pursued by Furies, 1880. Following the murder of his mother, Orestes is tormented by The Furies, beings who personify the anger of the dead. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev

The Furies Departing, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Furies Departing, 1880. Furies Departing from Athena, Apollo and Oreste. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

Orestes Suppliant to Apollo, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
Orestes Suppliant to Apollo, 1880. In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who avenged the murder of his father, by killing his mother

The Birthday Gifts of Phoebus, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Birthday Gifts of Phoebus, 1880. Phoebus (also known as Apollo) is one of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J

Chariot Race, 1880. Artist: Antique
Chariot Race, 1880. In Greek mythology, Pelops, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, organised chariot races as thanksgiving to the gods and as funeral games in honor of King Oinomaos

Orestes at the Tomb of his Father, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
Orestes at the Tomb of his Father, 1880. Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who was murder by his wife Clytemnestras lover, Aegisthus. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev

The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Agamemnon mudered in cold blood by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, in vengeance for Iphigenias death and all the grief he d given them both

The Return of Agamemnon, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Return of Agamemnon, 1880. In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was king of Mycenae or Argos, and commanded the united Greek armed forces in the Trojan War

The Empty Joy That Dwells In the Dreams of the Night, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Empty Joy That Dwells In the Dreams of the Night, 1880. The Oneiroi were the dark-winged spirits (daimones) of dreams which emerged each night like a flock of bats from their cavernous home in

The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A

The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, 1880. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

Antigone and the Body of Polynices, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
Antigone and the Body of Polynices, 1880. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. Polynices, the son of Oedipus and Jocasta killed by his brother

Hercules on Mount Oeta, 1880. Artist: Picart
Hercules on Mount Oeta, 1880. Mount Oeta is a mountain in Central Greece. A southeastern offshoot of the Pindus range, it is

Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1880. Artist: Antique
Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1880. Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. Oedipus meetd the Sphinx at the crossroads on his journey between Thebes and Delphi

The Fire-Breathing Bulls, 1880. Artist: Picart
The Fire-Breathing Bulls, 1880. The Khalkotauroi are mythical creatures that appear in the Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Mythology[edit]

The Burning Wool, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
The Burning Wool, 1880. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Artist: Antique
Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Pelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of

The Chariot of Zeus, 1880. Artist: Antique
The Chariot of Zeus, 1880. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus

Iphigenia and Orestes, 1880. Artist: Antique
Iphigenia and Orestes, 1880. Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who killed his mother in revenge for his fathers death. Iphigenia was his sister

Electra and Orestes, 1880. Artist: Antique
Electra and Orestes, 1880. In Greek mythology, Elektra was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos

The Dead Brothers, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Dead Brothers, 1880. Thanatos was the god or personified spirit (daimon) of non-violent death. His touch was gentle, likened to that of his twin brother Hypnos (Sleep)

Teddy Dixons Dream. - A Story for Christmas. Father Christmas, 1907. Artist: Soldan & Co
Teddy Dixons Dream. - A Story for Christmas. Father Christmas, 1907. Printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

Teddy Dixons Dream. - A Story for Christmas, 1907. Artist: Soldan & Co
Teddy Dixons Dream. - A Story for Christmas, 1907. Printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

A pack of cards flying up over Alice, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
A pack of cards flying up over Alice, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Case of the Tarts, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Case of the Tarts, 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

Alice and animals. Chaos and the court, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice and animals. Chaos and the court, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

A Rabbit as court official blowing a trumpet for an announcement, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
A Rabbit as court official blowing a trumpet for an announcement, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

The Lobster, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Lobster, 1889. From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co. New York, 1889]

Alice tries to play croquet with a flamingo as a mallet, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice tries to play croquet with a flamingo as a mallet, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

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

The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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