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Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William SmallScene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Dinah, he said suddenly, taking both her hands between his. After the trials and tribulations of the story Adam Bede declares his love to Dinah Morris
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William SmallScene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Slowly, while Dinah was speaking, Hetty rose, took a step forward, and was clasped in Dinahs arms
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William SmallScene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. You may run away from my words, Sir, continued Mrs Poyser. Mrs Poyser, wife of Hetty Sorrels farmer uncle, Martin Poyser, with Squire Donnithorne
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William SmallScene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. The horror that rushed over Adam completely mastered him. He made not a single movement, but knelt like an image of despair
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William SmallScene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Hetty Sorrel, beloved of Adam Bede, meeting the young squire Arthur Donnithorne in the woods
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. The features seemed to melt and alter
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Mr Hyde on his visit to Dr Lanyon eagerly mixes the chemicals Dr Jekyll has sent there
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. There he was at the far end of the room, digging among the crates
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Are you come from Dr Jekyll? I asked
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, An expression of such abject terror and despair comes across Dr Jekylls face in the middle of a conversation with Mr
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Mr Hyde, after his nights adventures
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Trampling his victim under foot, and hailing down a storm of blows
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. There lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Mr Utterson, reading Mr Hydes letter to Dr Jekyll
Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan (1799), mid 19th centuryLast Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan (1799), mid-19th century. Death of Tippoo Sahib (1753-1799) Sultan of Mysore at his stronghold, Seringapatam
Scene from Old St Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth, 1855. Artist: John FranklinScene from Old St Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth, 1855. Romantic historical novel set in 1665 and 1666 during the Plague of London and the Fire of London
Charles Andre Joseph Marie De Gaulle, 1940. De Gaulle (1890-1970}, French soldier, statesman and author in uniform as a General)
On board a prison hulk, 1848. A warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, Irish-born British soldier and statesman, in dress uniform. Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) regained the Sudan for Egypt by his victory at the Battle of Omdurman (1898)
Robert Nivelle, French World War I general. Nivelle (1857-1924) was Commander-in-Chief of the French army from December 1916 to May 1917
St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226) holding up his hands to show stigmata
Martyrdom of St Peter, Rome, c64 (1493). St Peter is said to have been crucified at Rome with his head, not his feet, nearest the ground
Henry IV of France entering Paris, 22 March 1594. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594
Banknote store in the vaults of the Bank of England, c1870. The man is holding a candle lantern
London Dockers Strike, September 1889. Among the aims of the strike was the establishment of a minimum wage of 6d (2.5 pence per hour) but it failed
Trajans column, Rome, 106-113. This column erected by the Emperor Trajan is carved in low relief with a narrative of his two campaigns in Dacia (modern Romania)
Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, c1890. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray
William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner, 1814. Entering Parliament in 1780, Wilberforce (1759-1833) campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of slavery
Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary. Bolivar (1783-1830) is known as the Liberator of South America from Spanish rule
Ceremony honouring Mariatale, goddess of smallpox, Negapattam, India, 1806Ceremony honouring Mariatale, goddess of Smallpox at her temple at Negapattam, Southern India. A man, suspended by hooks and holding a bell, is being swung through the air
Demosthenes, Athenian orator and statesman. Portrait bust of Demosthenes (384-322 BC), regarded as one of the greatest Ancient Greek orators
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, Irish-born British soldier and statesman, c 1900s, (1917). Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916)
Theodore Roosevelt, American soldier and politician, c1898. Roosevelt (1858-1919) in what is supposedly the uniform of Roosevelts Roughriders
Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia and his son, Alexei, in military uniform, 1915. Nicholas II (1868-1918), Emperor of Russia from 1894 and the Tsarevich Alexei (1904-1918), who was a haemophiliac
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, French soldier, 1917. Instrumental in stopping the German advance at the Battle of the Marne in 1914
Death of Henri, Vicomte de Turenne, French soldier, 1675 (c1870). Artist: Edward Henry CorbouldDeath of Henri, Vicomte de Turenne, French soldier, 1675 (c1870). Henri de la Tour d Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675)
Pectoral jewel from the tomb of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. Pectoral showing Ptah, creator of the universe and patron of craftsmen, and his consort, Sekhmet, lion-headed goddess of war
Limestone relief from the Temple of Rameses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BCRelief depicting Rameses capturing and subduing the Hittite enemy. Rameses reign (1279-1213 BC) saw several expeditions aimed at expanding Egypts territory both northwards into Palestine
Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Dayr al-Bahri, Egypt, c1457 BC. Hatshepsut (c1504-1457 BC) was the daughter of Thutmose I and wife of Thutmose II
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2613 BC. Djoser (c2686-c2613 BC) was the second king of the 3rd dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, Egypt, 4th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC. View of the pyramid overlooking a Muslim cemetery
Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, Egypt, 4th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC. The Great Pyramid is the only surviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher, early 20th century. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy
The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresThe Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Homer (c8th century BC) Ancient Greek epic poet, depicted surrounded by famous literary figures from Plutarch to Moliere. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris
Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher. Plato (c428-c348 BC) was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic, in which he outlines his vision of an ideal state
Euripedes, Ancient Greek tragedian. Full length statue of Euripedes (c480-406 BC) holding a mask of tragedy
Demosthenes, Athenian orator and statesman. Demosthenes (384-322 BC) is regarded as one of the greatest Ancient Greek orators
Statue of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting, woodlands and fertility. Artemis was known as Diana in the Roman pantheon