Classics Collection

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn book cover
Front cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain featuring silhouettes. 1888

Margaret Roper
MARGARET ROPER (nee More) eldest daughter of sir Thomas M. educated in classics and philosophy : corresponded with Erasmus and translated his work. She had five children

Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon, directed by Cavalcanti, screenplay by John Dighton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway

Enoch Powell, controversial British politician
(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974. After controversy over his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968

Gateway to Hall of the Classics, Beijing, China
Gateway (part of a triple archway of sculpted marble) leading to the Hall of the Classics (Guozijian), at the Old University, Peking (Beijing), China. Date: circa early 1930s

Kaiser Wilhelm IIs sons
The six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured in 1900: (l to r standing) Eitel Friedrich (1883-1942), Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), Adalbert (1884-1948); (in front) Oskar (1888-1958)

Richard Brin. Sheridan
RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN Playwright, whose The rivals and The school for scandal have proved enduring classics. Date: 1751 - 1816

Tomas De Iriarte
TOMAS DE IRIARTE Y OROPESA Spanish poet, author of Fabulas literarias and La musica, as well as translations from the classics. Date: 1750 - 1791

Paris Brest Race
The Paris to Brest race - first run in 1891 - is still one of the French classics in 1921. Date: 1921

Isaac Barrow, English scholar and mathematician
Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), English mathematician. He contributed to the development of calculus and discovered the fundamental theorem of calculus. He was also a classical and theological scholar

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and teacher
Johann Matthias Gesner (1691-1761), German classical scholar and schoolmaster

Firmin Gemier
FIRMIN GEMIER French actor and theatre manager who worked hard for popular theatre presenting classics at low cost. Photo 1910. Date: 1869 - 1933

Charles Perrault
CHARLES PERRAULT - French writer and statesman, best known for his fairy tales which include many classics such as Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood. Date: 1628 - 1703

Library of Congress Mural - Mosaic Panels - History
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Mosaic Panels by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. History

Henry Morley, Photo
HENRY MORLEY Professor of literature, author and translator, wrote massive history of English literature and edited classics. Date: 1822 - 1894

Will Carleton, Writer
WILL CARLETON American poet, author of such classics as Over the hills to the Poor House Date: 1845 - 1912

Gainsborough wins the 2000 Guineas
The British bred, thoroughbred racehorse Gainsborough, owned by Lady James Douglas won the English Triple Crown in 1918. This article celebrates the 2000 Guineas

Restif - Title Page
LA DECOUVERTE AUSTRALE PAR UN HOMME VOLANT (= Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere by a Flying-Man) by Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne : one of the science-fiction classics

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