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Hogarth before AfterBefore A reluctant lady and her seducer
Johannes KeplerJOHANNES KEPLER German astronomer
LITTLE DORRITFloras tour of inspection
Tennyson, Shalott, W hseThe curse is come upon me, cried the Lady of Shalott
City of Living DeadCITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (L Manning and F Pratt) Virtual reality foreseen : these sleepers choose to live adventures transmitted to them by sensory control
Rabelais / PantagruelThe uses of Pantagruelion
Chaucer, the FriarThe Friar carrying a staff
Robinson Crusoe & PetsRobinson Crusoe with his family of domesticated animals
The Ghosts Walk Said to be haunted by the wife of Sir Morbury Dedlock
I Robot, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverI, Robot - The robot Adam Link is attacked
Milton DictatingJOHN MILTON English writer, depicted after he had become blind, dictating to his daughter
Donald E KeyhoeDirector of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], and author of three books on flying saucers
The Mouses Tale
Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverMASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet
Gulliver Tied / LilliputGulliver is tied up by the people of Lilliput: " I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir."
Lilliputians / SneezingA couple of inquisitive Lilliputians climb inside Gullivers snuff box & sneeze & sneeze
Johannes Gutenberg, German goldsmith and printerJohannes Gutenberg (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg), German goldsmith and printer. He invented mechanical movable type and thereby began a revolution in book printing
Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prisonThere are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669
Don Quixote attacks a windmillA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant
Fula tribeswoman in headdress, French Sudan, West AfricaFula (Fulah, Fulani) tribeswoman in an elaborate headdress, French Sudan, West Africa. Date: 1922
View of the main street in Fiume, Free State of FiumeView of the main street in the city of Fiume, a seaport in the Free State of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia). Date: 1922
Pearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, North LondonPearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, riding in a cart drawn by a mule, North London. Date: 1922
Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s
Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chairBirthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s
The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin. " An enormous foam globe, on which reclined the little old gentleman." Date: First published: 1851
Thomas Hearne / R GraveTHOMAS HEARNE English historian and antiquarian Date: 1678 - 1735
Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt areaView of Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
Between Red Mile and Belvoir, with Belvoir CastleView of the countryside between Red Mile and Belvoir, with Belvoir Castle in the distance, an area popular with the Belvoir Hunt, Leicestershire. Date: 1936
Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames EmbankmentIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Lloyd Georges Munition GirlsFront cover of a book describing womens experiences in a munitions factory during the First World War with a detailed account by an anonymous female shell-maker
John Ridd meets Lorna DooneA scene from the novel set in 17th century Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore. Lorna, from the notorious Doone clan, meets John Ridd, destined to be her lifelong love. Date: 1937
Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, EssexThe Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach
Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireWatercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis WainEngraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth
Poe / Cask of AmontilladoTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults
Sir Alister HardySIR ALISTER HARDY English zoologist with a strong interest in parapsychology, and author of books on the spiritual dimension of the paranormal
Kingsley / Water BabiesTom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies
Ulpian / Thevet 1584DOMITIUS ULPIANUS Roman jurist, author of many legal commentaries
Austen / S&s / Mrs. FerrarsMrs. Ferrars instructs her lawyer
Sara Crewe / Becky / MaidBecky the maidservant comforts Sara Crewe when she is orphaned and penniless
Crusoe on his RaftCrusoe on his raft, salvages as much as he can from the wrecked ship
Crusoe & FootprintCrusoe finds the footprint of Friday and realises that he is not the only inhabitant of the island
Sense & SensibilityColonel Brandon has some explaining to do with Elinor
Pan / Woodward / Cptn HookPeter Pan and Captain Hook fight
Return of Don Quixote and Sancho PanzaThe return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza -- Sancho kneels and raises his arms, no doubt relieved to be back home
REBEL ANGELS SUMMONEDThe rebel angels summoned to the conclave Date: First published: 1667
Baron Munchhausen sails to the moonThe Baron sails to the Moon. Date: First published: 1785