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"Discover the World Through Words: A Glimpse into Remarkable Moments of Reading" Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre group

Background imageRead Collection: The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)

The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)
989681 The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel) by Kaufmann (Kaufman) Isidor (1853-1921); 34.3x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bachelors Birthday. Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)

Background imageRead Collection: A Good Book, (oil on board)

A Good Book, (oil on board)
651199 A Good Book, (oil on board) by Firle, Walther (1859-1929); 49.5x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Good Book. Walter Firle (1859-1929). Oil on board

Background imageRead Collection: When the Boats are Away, 1903 (oil on canvas)

When the Boats are Away, 1903 (oil on canvas)
CH251477 When the Boats are Away, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); 137.2x106.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageRead Collection: Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Artist: Roman-Pompeian wall painting

Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Artist: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Found in the collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageRead Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904

Background imageRead Collection: Plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez, WW1

Plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez, WW1
Ablain St. Nazaire - plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez. By Captain Edward Handley-Read, RBA (1869-1935), Machine Gun Corps

Background imageRead Collection: Christmas Reflections

Christmas Reflections
A large country house n a winters moonlit night. The lights from the windows are reflected in the lake in front of the house. Date: 1857

Background imageRead Collection: Little Women / Round Fire

Little Women / Round Fire
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy & their Mother gather around the fire to read a letter

Background imageRead Collection: Sumo wrestler reading newspaper

Sumo wrestler reading newspaper, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Background imageRead Collection: BLACK SCHOOL CHILDREN. Children of a School for Colored Children, a Freedmens School

BLACK SCHOOL CHILDREN. Children of a School for Colored Children, a Freedmens School, studying in the street of a Southern town. Wood engraving, American, 1867

Background imageRead Collection: Izvestia Distributed

Izvestia Distributed
Copies of the Moscow newspaper Izvestia (it means messages or reports) are distributed to soldiers of the Red Army. Fortunately, many of them can read

Background imageRead Collection: Mother & Daughter Read

Mother & Daughter Read
Mother reads a large book while her daughter hangs over her shoulders

Background imageRead Collection: Chinese people reading announcement, Xingping, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Chinese people reading announcement, Xingping, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Background imageRead Collection: Colonnade on the exterior of the Temple of Theseus, Volksgarten Park, Innere Stadt

Colonnade on the exterior of the Temple of Theseus, Volksgarten Park, Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Background imageRead Collection: Midshipmens Mess

Midshipmens Mess
Midshipmen eat, read and study in their mess on the Royal Navy warship Caesar

Background imageRead Collection: St Laurence Grilled

St Laurence Grilled
Saint LAURENCE OF ROME When you read of suspects being grilled by the police, this is what they have in mind - he was martyred by being roasted on a grill

Background imageRead Collection: Dog Reading by Pidding

Dog Reading by Pidding
A learned grandfather amuses his grandchildren by teaching the dog to read. The dog, wearing spectacles & smoking a pipe, sits on a stool to read a newspaper

Background imageRead Collection: Frieze, second half of the 15th century (fresco)

Frieze, second half of the 15th century (fresco)
8620120 Frieze, second half of the 15th century (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: Frieze)

Background imageRead Collection: Elegant women consulting books in a library. Weekly magazine cover 'Le petit echo de la mode' (1927)

Elegant women consulting books in a library. Weekly magazine cover "Le petit echo de la mode" (1927)
LSE4086558 Elegant women consulting books in a library. Weekly magazine cover "Le petit echo de la mode" (1927)

Background imageRead Collection: Portrait of Giuseppe Stuard (acquaforte)

Portrait of Giuseppe Stuard (acquaforte)
8620180 Portrait of Giuseppe Stuard (acquaforte) by Vigotti, Luigi (1807-61) ; Stuard gallery, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Giuseppe Stuard, Luigi Vigotti, acquaforte, Stuard gallery, Parma)

Background imageRead Collection: The priests, Ali Akbar Mozayen ol dowleh (oil on canvas)

The priests, Ali Akbar Mozayen ol dowleh (oil on canvas)
8620106 The priests, Ali Akbar Mozayen ol dowleh (oil on canvas) by Mozayen Al-Dowleh (1843-1932); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: The priests)

Background imageRead Collection: Ready to chill

Ready to chill
EMELIEmaria

Background imageRead Collection: Just one more chapter

Just one more chapter
Goed Blauw

Background imageRead Collection: Sloth in the jungle

Sloth in the jungle
Sarah Manovski

Background imageRead Collection: Evidence of knowledge

Evidence of knowledge
Andrea Izzotti

Background imageRead Collection: Book Lover

Book Lover
Julia Leister

Background imageRead Collection: Rene and Maria, reading method, 1931 (print)

Rene and Maria, reading method, 1931 (print)
8713933 Rene and Maria, reading method, 1931 (print); 20x15 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rene and Maria -- Direct Method of Reading, Language, Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Spelling)

Background imageRead Collection: Polo, Nini, Zoulou et Cie, reading method, 1939 (print)

Polo, Nini, Zoulou et Cie, reading method, 1939 (print)
8713927 Polo, Nini, Zoulou et Cie, reading method, 1939 (print) by Rapeno, Armand (b.1858); 21x19, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Polo, Nini, Zoulou & Cie. Reading method by Ms)

Background imageRead Collection: New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print)

New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print)
8713925 New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print); 20, 5x13, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New practical reading method by J. Stal)

Background imageRead Collection: New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print)

New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print)
8713921 New practical method of reading, c.1930 (print); 20, 5x13, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New practical reading method by J. Stal)

Background imageRead Collection: New reading method, 1931 (print)

New reading method, 1931 (print)
8713916 New reading method, 1931 (print); 16, 5 x 13, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New reading method. Reading, Writing by Mr. G)

Background imageRead Collection: Legru Seguin Reading Method, 1931 (print)

Legru Seguin Reading Method, 1931 (print)
8713884 Legru Seguin Reading Method, 1931 (print); 18, 5x13 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reading method. Reading and Writing. J. Legru and K. Seguin, Primary Education Inspector)

Background imageRead Collection: Reading in six months, c.1930 (print)

Reading in six months, c.1930 (print)
8713879 Reading in six months, c.1930 (print); 22, 5x17, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Read in six months. The unique book of the preparatory course by L. Hutinet, Primary Inspector)

Background imageRead Collection: Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print)

Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print)
8713866 Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print); 11, 5 x 22, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Spontaneous and joyful reading. Mixed reading method by Ms. J)

Background imageRead Collection: Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print)

Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print)
8713864 Spontaneous and joyful reading, 1933 (print); 11, 5 x 22, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Spontaneous and joyful reading. Mixed reading method by Ms. J)

Background imageRead Collection: Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print)

Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print)
8713863 Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print); 21 x 18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reading - J. Beaudelot Method)

Background imageRead Collection: Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print)

Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print)
8713861 Reading - Beaudelot Method, c.1930 (print); 21 x 18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reading - J. Beaudelot Method)

Background imageRead Collection: Immediate reading, 1931 (print)

Immediate reading, 1931 (print)
8713859 Immediate reading, 1931 (print); 22x14, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The immediate reading by Ms. C. Amadieu, Public Primary Teacher with the collaboration of A)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson D: dada, dodo, 1908 (photo)

Lesson D: dada, dodo, 1908 (photo)
8713191 Lesson D: dada, dodo, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: D for Dinette, 1908 (photo)

D for Dinette, 1908 (photo)
8713189 D for Dinette, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson Revision, 1908 (photo)

Lesson Revision, 1908 (photo)
8713222 Lesson Revision, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: M for Malade, 1908 (photo)

M for Malade, 1908 (photo)
8713216 M for Malade, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson Z: zebu, sable, 1908 (photo)

Lesson Z: zebu, sable, 1908 (photo)
8713214 Lesson Z: zebu, sable, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson V: rave, viper, 1908 (photo)

Lesson V: rave, viper, 1908 (photo)
8713212 Lesson V: rave, viper, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson F: carafe, flour, 1908 (photo)

Lesson F: carafe, flour, 1908 (photo)
8713211 Lesson F: carafe, flour, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson Recapitulation, 1908 (photo)

Lesson Recapitulation, 1908 (photo)
8713204 Lesson Recapitulation, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Lesson L: mule, tulip, 1908 (photo)

Lesson L: mule, tulip, 1908 (photo)
8713201 Lesson L: mule, tulip, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageRead Collection: Saint Jerome. Late 15 th century. Colmar (Stained glass)

Saint Jerome. Late 15 th century. Colmar (Stained glass)
8711522 Saint Jerome. Late 15 th century. Colmar (Stained glass); (add.info.: Unterlinden museum. Stained glass window. Saint Jerome. Late 15 th century. Colmar. France. Stained glass. Colmar)




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"Discover the World Through Words: A Glimpse into Remarkable Moments of Reading" Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre group: Witness the literary genius immersed in a captivating read, inspiring his timeless plays. Marie Curie: Even amidst groundbreaking scientific discoveries, this brilliant mind finds solace and knowledge within the pages of a book. Emperor Haile Selassie I of Abyssinia is enjoying a seaside holiday at Eastbourne: Unwind like royalty as you delve into tales that transport you to distant lands while basking in coastal serenity. The Day Dream, 1880 By Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882): Lose yourself in an enchanting painting where dreams come alive, igniting your imagination with every turn of the page. Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall Prospect View of Whitehaven, Cumbria: Immerse yourself in history as you explore picturesque landscapes through literature's lens – capturing moments frozen in time. England cricket team of 1885: Between innings and matches, these sporting legends find respite within books – their minds enriched by stories beyond the boundaries. Library of Congress, 1870s: Step back into an era when libraries were sanctuaries for knowledge seekers; lose yourself among shelves brimming with wisdom waiting to be discovered. St Anne Teaches Mary: Witness the power of education passed down through generations as Saint Anne imparts her wisdom upon young Mary – reminding us all that reading nurtures both mind and soul. October's bright blue weather - A good time to read: As nature adorns itself with vibrant hues during autumn days, cozy up with a book under warm blankets and let words paint vivid pictures within your mind. Woman reading a book: In solitude or amidst bustling surroundings, embrace the joyous escape offered by literature – a sanctuary where stories come alive and minds find solace.