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Background imageLiterary Collection: The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man. Griffins early experiment on a cat

Background imageLiterary Collection: The Invisible Man in the laboratory

The Invisible Man in the laboratory
The Invisible Man. Griffin experiments

Background imageLiterary Collection: The rear view of Carlyles House from the Garden - Chelsea

The rear view of Carlyles House from the Garden - Chelsea
The rear view of the House of Thomas and Jane Carlyle from the Garden - 24 Cheyne Row (formerly 5 Great Cheyne Row), Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1903

Background imageLiterary Collection: QUINTANA, Manuel Jos頨1777-1857). Spanish writer

QUINTANA, Manuel Jos頨1777-1857). Spanish writer
QUINTANA, Manuel Jos頨 1777-1857). Spanish writer and liberal politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Background imageLiterary Collection: SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk (1846-1916). Polish writer

SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk (1846-1916). Polish writer, Nobel Prize winner in 1905. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: SALLUST (86-35 BC). Roman historian. Engraving

SALLUST (86-35 BC). Roman historian. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: ALARCON Y MENDOZA, Juan Ru�de (1580-1639). Novohispanic

ALARCON Y MENDOZA, Juan Ru�de (1580-1639). Novohispanic
ALARCON Y MENDOZA, Juan Ru� de (1580-1639). Novohispanic dramatists of the Golden Age. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Design for

BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Design for a front cover of The Yellow Book (not used), reproduced in The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley, rev. ed. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1911

Background imageLiterary Collection: BALAGUER CIRERA, Victor (1824-1901). Catalan Spanish

BALAGUER CIRERA, Victor (1824-1901). Catalan Spanish politician and author, one of the main figures of Renaixen硠 movement. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). RIBERA, Jos

TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). RIBERA, Jos頨 1588-1652). Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Sevilla. Fine Arts Museum

Background imageLiterary Collection: MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, Francisco (1787-1862). Spanish

MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, Francisco (1787-1862). Spanish liberal politician and writer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Background imageLiterary Collection: MISTRAL, Fr餩ric (1830-1914). French writer

MISTRAL, Fr餩ric (1830-1914). French writer
MISTRAL, Fr餩 ric (1830-1914). French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Illustration of Mir詯 (Mireille). 1930

Background imageLiterary Collection: CHARLES V of France, called the Wise (1500-1558)

CHARLES V of France, called the Wise (1500-1558). King of France (1364-1380), member of the Valois dynasty. Coronation of Charles V. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Background imageLiterary Collection: DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, Bernal (1496-1584). Spanish conquistador

DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, Bernal (1496-1584). Spanish conquistador. He wrote The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. Cover of The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. 1632

Background imageLiterary Collection: ALCALA GALIANO, Antonio (1789-1865). Politician

ALCALA GALIANO, Antonio (1789-1865). Politician, military man and writer. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: PEREDA, Jos頍ar�de (1833-1906). Modern Spanish

PEREDA, Jos頍ar�de (1833-1906). Modern Spanish
PEREDA, Jos頍 aric de (1833-1906). Modern Spanish novelists, and a Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet Beetons Christmas Annual

Background imageLiterary Collection: Sainte-Beuve Photo

Sainte-Beuve Photo
CHARLES AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE French literary critic Date: 1804 - 1869

Background imageLiterary Collection: George Wilson

George Wilson
GEORGE WILSON gentleman of uncertain profession - fishmonger, fan- maker, literary critic or confidence trickster, who knows ? Date: 1631 - ?

Background imageLiterary Collection: David Williams

David Williams
DAVID WILLIAMS Welsh churchman, dissenting minister, founder of the Literary Fund, writer. Date: 1738 - 1816

Background imageLiterary Collection: Alaric Alex. Watts

Alaric Alex. Watts
ALARIC ALEXANDER WATTS writer, author of The Literary Souvenir Date: 1797 - 1864

Background imageLiterary Collection: Rahel Varnhagen V Ense

Rahel Varnhagen V Ense
RAHEL VARNHAGEN VON ENSE German social and literary leader Date: 1771 - 1833

Background imageLiterary Collection: Steevens Memorial

Steevens Memorial
GEORGE STEEVENS literary critic, depicted contemplating a bust of Shakespeare on whose plays he had written commentaries. Date: 1736 - 1800

Background imageLiterary Collection: Charles Sainte-Beuve

Charles Sainte-Beuve
CHARLES AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE Influential French literary critic. Date: 1804 - 1869

Background imageLiterary Collection: George Saintsbury

George Saintsbury
GEORGE SAINTSBURY Literary critic and wine connoisseur. Date: 1845 - 1933

Background imageLiterary Collection: John Oxenford

John Oxenford
JOHN OXENFORD literary critic Date: 1812 - 1877

Background imageLiterary Collection: Allardyce Nicoll

Allardyce Nicoll
ALLARDYCE NICOLL Literary critic and historian of drama, who was my director of studies at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-on-Avon. Date: 1894 - 1976

Background imageLiterary Collection: Joseph Milsand

Joseph Milsand
JOSEPH MILSAND French literary critic and philosopher, close friend of the Brownings, acquainted with Tennyson and others. Date: 1817 - 1886

Background imageLiterary Collection: Henry Lemoine

Henry Lemoine
HENRY LEMOINE The Literary & Pedestrian Bookseller & Author, a well known Eccentric Character of the City of London. Date: 1756 - 1812

Background imageLiterary Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Here, you, see, great, celebrities, literary, musical, artistic France

Drawings Prints, Print, Here, you, see, great, celebrities, literary, musical, artistic France
Drawings and Prints, Print, Here you see the great celebrities of literary, musical, and artistic France; they are thirty-six feet tall measured below sea level (Vous voyez ici les grandez celebrites)

Background imageLiterary Collection: HEINE, Heinrich (Dsseldorf, 1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885

HEINE, Heinrich (Dsseldorf, 1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885
Heinrich Heine (Dusseldorf, 1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885. Colored

Background imageLiterary Collection: LITERARY JOURNAL, 1869. Ad for the literary magazine Le Petit Journal des Refusees

LITERARY JOURNAL, 1869. Ad for the literary magazine Le Petit Journal des Refusees
LITERARY JOURNAL, 1869. Ad for the literary magazine Le Petit Journal des Refuses. Illustration by Ernest C. Peixotto, 1869

Background imageLiterary Collection: Dante and Virgil or The Barque of Dante

Dante and Virgil or The Barque of Dante (La Barque de Dante), lead by Phlegyas, crossing the lake that surrounds the walls of the infernal city of Dite

Background imageLiterary Collection: DELPHINE GAY de GIRARDIN (1804-1855). French writer. In her salon with Alexandre Dumas pere

DELPHINE GAY de GIRARDIN (1804-1855). French writer. In her salon with Alexandre Dumas pere, Honore de Balzac, Franz Liszt, Victor Hugo and others. Contemporary caricature by Grandville

Background imageLiterary Collection: CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. After growing large, Alice reaches for the Rabbit

CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. After growing large, Alice reaches for the Rabbit. After the design by Sir John Tenniel for the first edition of Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Background imageLiterary Collection: ALGER: LUCK & PLUCK, 1869. Half-title of Luck and Pluck, one of the enormously

ALGER: LUCK & PLUCK, 1869. Half-title of Luck and Pluck, one of the enormously popular nineteenth century books for boys written by Horatio Alger, Jr. Engraving, 1869

Background imageLiterary Collection: ALGER: TATTERED TOM, 1871. Half-title to Haratio Algers Tattered Tom. Engraving

ALGER: TATTERED TOM, 1871. Half-title to Haratio Algers Tattered Tom. Engraving, 1871

Background imageLiterary Collection: Distressing Result of Beaconsfields Latest Literary Performance

Distressing Result of Beaconsfields Latest Literary Performance

Background imageLiterary Collection: Source Size = 3923 x 2485

Source Size = 3923 x 2485
Lord John Russell at the Soiree of the Leeds Mechanics Institution and Literary Society

Background imageLiterary Collection: Poster for l Amant des Danseuses, the lovers of dancers, a novel by M. Felicien Champsaur

Poster for l Amant des Danseuses, the lovers of dancers, a novel by M. Felicien Champsaur, 1888. Cheret, Jules (1836-1932)

Background imageLiterary Collection: LITERARY REUNION IN MR. MUDIEs NEW HALL, 1860 engraving

LITERARY REUNION IN MR. MUDIEs NEW HALL, 1860 engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: Facsimile of the Pennsylvania Journal on the Stamp Act

Facsimile of the Pennsylvania Journal on the Stamp Act
FACSIMILE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL ON THE STAMP ACT. American Historical and Literary Curiosities, US, USA, 1870s engraving

Background imageLiterary Collection: LITERARY EFFORTS, engraving 1890

LITERARY EFFORTS, engraving 1890

Background imageLiterary Collection: Don Dismallo running the literary gantlet, engraving 1790, Edmund Burke in fools

Don Dismallo running the literary gantlet, engraving 1790, Edmund Burke in fools dress receiving lashes on his bare back as he runs a gauntlet of his peers which also includes Justice holding a

Background imageLiterary Collection: Portrait of Margaret Lucas, print maker: Pieter van Schuppen, Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Portrait of Margaret Lucas, print maker: Pieter van Schuppen, Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1645 - 1673

Background imageLiterary Collection: Portrait of Paul Gyongyosi, Johannes van Vilsteren, Istvan Paldi Szekely, 1744

Portrait of Paul Gyongyosi, Johannes van Vilsteren, Istvan Paldi Szekely, 1744

Background imageLiterary Collection: Portrait of Balthazar Huydecoper, Arnoud van Halen, 1715 - 1732

Portrait of Balthazar Huydecoper, Arnoud van Halen, 1715 - 1732

Background imageLiterary Collection: The revelation of Olivias betrothal, from Twelfth Night, Act V

The revelation of Olivias betrothal, from Twelfth Night, Act V
The revelation of Olivias betrothal, from " Twelfth Night, " Act V, Scene i The Revelation of Olivias Betrothal A Scene from Twelfth Night, V, i, c.1790, William Hamilton, 1751-1801, British




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