Literary Collection (page 9)

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

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

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

Distressing Result of Beaconsfields Latest Literary Performance

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Lord John Russell at the Soiree of the Leeds Mechanics Institution and Literary Society

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

LITERARY REUNION IN MR. MUDIEs NEW HALL, 1860 engraving

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

LITERARY EFFORTS, engraving 1890

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

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

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

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

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

Scene from Shakespeares Henry IV, Part I Scene from Henry IV
Scene from Shakespeares " Henry IV, Part I" Scene from Henry IV, Part I, III, iii Scene from Falstaff Scene from Henry the Fourth, Part I, Signed and dated in black paint

Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page, from The Merry
Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page, from " The Merry Wives of Windsor, " Act III, Scene iv Slender, with the assistance of Shallow, courting Anne Page

Cymon and Iphigenia, Benjamin West, 1738-1820, American

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeares The Two Gentlemen
Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeares " The Two Gentlemen of Verona, " Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws Cave Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act V, Scene 4

Virgils Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Virgils Tomb by Moonlight, Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797, British

Shylock and Tubal from The Merchant of Venice Thou Sticks t a Dagger
Shylock and Tubal from " The Merchant of Venice" Thou Sticks t a Dagger in Me - " The Merchant of Venice, " Act III, Scene I, Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730-1775, British

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia, Pieter van Bleeck, 1700-1764, Dutch

The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, As You Like It, II, vii, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British

Shylock and Jessica from the Merchant of Venice, II, ii Signed, lower right: " G.S. Newton", Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794-1835, British

Jacques and the Wounded Stag: As You Like It, Act II, Scene I Jacques and the Wounded Stag from As You Like It, act II, scene i Jacques and the Wounded Stag from As You Like It, II, i

Buck Washing on Datchet Mead from The Merry Wives of Windsor, III, v Signed and dated in brown, lower center left: " I.S. Clifton 18 [?]", John S. Clifton, active 1852-1869, British

The Lady of Shalott Signed and dated in black paint, lower left: 18 WC[in monogram]
The Lady of Shalott Signed and dated in black paint, lower left: " 18 WC[in monogram] 62", Walter Crane, 1845-1915, British

David Garrick and his wife by his Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Mr and Mrs Garrick by the Shakespeare Temple at Hampton, Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733-1810, German

The Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. I, Chap. VIII: Dining in the Hayfields (Surprised by Mr. Thornhills Chaplain) Signed and dated, lower right: " C. R

The Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia Signed [in later hand?], lower right: " C. R. Ryley", Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752-1798, British

SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS. Element of European folklore, allowing the wearer to take great strides. Also a symbol of safe travel

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English man of letters. A Literary Party at Sir Joshua Reynolds s. Mezzotint, 1858, by John Sartain, after a painting by James William Edmund Doyle

GILBERT: DE MAGNETE, 1600. The magnetizing of iron. A page from William Gilbert s
GILBERT: DE MAGNETE, 1600. The magnetizing of iron. A page from William Gilberts (1540-1603) De Magnete, published in London, 1600

CROWE: BOSWELL, 1859. Boswells Introduction to the Literary Club. Engraving after a painting by Eyre Crowe, 1859. Left to right: Edmund Burke, Bennet Langton (standing), Oliver Goldsmith (seated)

ALGER: COVER, 19th CENTURY. Cover of Risen from the Ranks by Horatio Alger (1832-1899) featuring its protagonist, Harry Walton, who rises from newsboy to newspaper editor

France - St Malo - The Emerald Coast - Tomb of Chateaubriand. FrancO© s-Renevicomte de Chateaubriand (17681848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian

Maxim Gorky, Russian Writer with a Gusli Player
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Maxim Gorky) (1868-1936), Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist

Mark Twains boyhood home and Tom Sawyers Fence at Hannibal, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Biblioteca (Library) Palatina, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Europe, Denmark, Helsingor (aka Elsinore), Kronborg Slot. Literary site made famous
Europe, Denmark, Helsingor (aka Elsinore), Kronborg Slot. Castle canons pointed toward Sweden, Danish flag. Literary site made famous as Elsinore Castle in Shakespeares Hamlet

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France, Paris, grave of Jean Paul Sarte and Simone de Beauvouir

Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) French novelist and literary critic

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

George Birkbeck (1776-1841) English Quaker physician, philanthropist and pioneer of adult education, born at Settle, Yorkshire, who settled in London in 1804

Dr Syntax with a Blue Stocking Beauty. The Blue Stockings were an informal group of educated, intellectual and literary women of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Mrs Piozzi. Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury 1741-1821) British diarist and author. Friend of many literary figures of her day, particularly of Dr Johnson

Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury 1741-1821) British diarist and author. Friend of many literary figures of the day, particularly of Dr Johnson

Mary Delany (born Granville 1700-1788) Englishwoman of artistic and literary tastes. In 1743 she married Patrick Delany, an Irish churchman and friend of Dean Jonathan Swift

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

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