Adventure Collection

Flying Officer W E Johns - Biggles stories in Modern Boy
Advertisement in The Modern Boy magazine for the forthcoming series of stories written by Flying Officer W. E. Johns concerning the wartime adventures of Captain James Bigglesworth

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbits house. Date: early 20th century

Holmes in a Fight / C20Th
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST Holmes engages in fisticuffs against a slogging ruffian

Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN Holmes on the scent: Holmes & Watson discover a hidden trap door. " It hinged back like the lid of a box." Date: 1904

The Adventure of Black Peter, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of Black Peter, Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " He sank down upon the sea-chest

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed

Siegfried Goes Away
Prelude : Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure

Sher. Holmes Thinking
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN Sherlock Holmes studies the case at his desk

Don Quixote and the sheep
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title encounters a flock of sheep and thinks they are an approaching army

Hemiscyllium ocellatum, epaulette shark
Ff. 56. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Sherlock Holmes / Villan
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST Holmes gets his man: he spun round with a scream & fell upon his back

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
A REMINISCENCE OF MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (later retitled The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge). Holmes tossed the telegram across with a laugh

The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Second Stain, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " The Premier snatched the blue envelope from his hand." Date: 1904

Holmes & Watson / Baker St
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN Holmes & his dear Watson at Baker Street

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Cheshire Cat
Alice in Wonderland, Alice has a conversation with a Cheshire Cat. Date: early 20th century

Ezra Meeker dressed as a Frontiersman
Ezra Meeker, the self-appointed champion of the Oregon Trail, seen here dressed as a Frontiersman. Date: 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice swims with various birds and animals in the Pool of Tears. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Red Queen
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets the Red Queen at the croquet game. Date: early 20th century

Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracara
Ff. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Schoolboys sitting on The Table Rock, Glyder Fach, Snowdon, North Wales Date: circa 1930s

Robert Falcon Scott - at the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole

Naso lituratus, orangespine unicornfish
Ff. 194. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
The return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza -- Sancho kneels and raises his arms, no doubt relieved to be back home

Misfitz - Alice in Wonderland. early 20th century

The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " Colonel Moran sprang forward

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the pack of cards, as the courtroom scene disintegrates at the end of the story. Date: early 20th century

Glaucus atlanticus, blue sea slug
Ff. 23 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Buffalo cart with wheels, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguin
Ff. 83. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheet
Music sheet cover design, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, written and sung by Mr Harry Clifton. Various scenes are depicted, with the discovery of the footprint in the sand at the centre

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
THE ADVENTURE OF THE STOCKBROKERs CLERK. Pycroft shakes his clenched hands in the air

Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o
Moho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross

Anas undulata, yellow-billed duck
Ff. 72. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck
Ff. 73. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas pyrrhoryncha and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Down the Severn in a Sheep Trough. A boy paddles a raft he has built from a sheep trough and two barrels

View of Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. Vincent
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguin
Ff. 82. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes antartica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Beatty Book Cover
When Beatty kept the seas - Captain Frank H Shaws stirring patriotic adventure yarn is based on real-life naval exploits of the war

Photo of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorer
Colonel P H Fawcett, the celebrated explorer who disappeared in Central Brazil in 1925. 1925

Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatters Tea Party
Alice in Wonderland, Alice having tea with the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and the March Hare. Date: early 20th century

Leather bound photo album, Canadian Pacific
TRAVEL: Leather bound album dating from the 1920s of around the world adventure via the Canadian Pacific. Approximately fifty pages of original photographs

WW2 - A Father's Return
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, The Adventure Book For Girls. The image shows a pair of tennis playing children surprised to see their father return home

Billy Crashes His Bicycle
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, Adventures! The image shows a boy named Billy, crashing into a motor vehicle and falling off his bicycle. Date: circa 1940s

Wartime Short Story Illustration
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, The Adventure Book For Girls. The image shows some wartime children discovering a mysterious buried sack. Date: circa 1940s

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