Fiction Collection (page 2)

City of Living Dead
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (L Manning and F Pratt) Virtual reality foreseen : these sleepers choose to live adventures transmitted to them by sensory control

I Robot, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
I, Robot - The robot Adam Link is attacked

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

Don Quixote attacks a windmill
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant

Little Women - The March family under a tree
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - The March family under a tree, enjoying a picnic on Mrs Marchs 60th birthday. 1880

Cover design, Dombey and Son
Cover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847

James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921

20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne - title page
The title page of 20, 000 LIEUES SOUS LES MERS (20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea), showing an array of marine life. Date: First published 1870

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

Amazing Stories scfi magazine cover, Bermuda Triangle
The non-gravitational vortex, in which ships are mysteriously lost in the Atlantic Ocean

Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female pope
Pope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence

H G Wells, English writer
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), English writer, best known for his science fiction books. He also wrote contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary

Futuristic airmail airship
A futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings

H. G. Wells by Autori
Herbert George Wells, aka H.G. Wells (1866 - 1946), English master of science fiction, wrote several classics before 1900: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds

Little Women - Professor Bhaer entertains the children
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Professor Bhaer from Berlin entertains the children (Tina and Kitty) during Jos visit to New York. 1880

Sarah Grand, Irish feminist writer
Sarah Grand (real name Frances Elizabeth Bellenden Clarke, 1854-1922), Irish feminist writer. circa 1900

Preview of Peril / Sci-Fi
Preview of Peril (Story by Alfred Copper) Date: 1950

John Masefield (1878 - 1917), English poet, playwriter and fiction writer. Date: 1914

Wenworth / Fingerprint
THE FINGERPRINT (Patricia Wentworth) One of the Miss Silver series. Date: 1959

Don Quixote on horseback with his lance
Don Quixote on horseback, galloping forward with his lance. Date: First published: 1605-1615

Four Wheatley Books
The four dossiers by J G Links and Dennis Wheatley, each containing documents and clues for the reader to solve a murder mystery : they were extremely popular at the time

LIFEs A GAME by Sydney Horler popular fiction revolving round football

Martians Invade New York
Martian raiders using a terrible weapon of concentrated sunlight attack the city of New York

THE DAPPLE GREY by Nat Gould

Restif - Flying Man
Victorin, the flying-man, takes to the air

La Guerre dans Mars (The War on Mars), by Arnould Galopin. The evil Zapatos attack the benevolent Megacephales. From Aventures Fantastiques d un Jeune Parisien

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer, best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories

Don Quixote relives his past glories
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title relives his past glories, surrounded by objects from his travels. To dream the impossible dream

Richard Attenborough as Percy Boon in London Belongs to Me
British actor Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) as Percy Boon in the Individual picture London Belongs to Me (1948). - playing the role of a romantic-minded young garage mechanic. Date: 1948

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

Little Women - Meg buying silk for a new dress
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Meg buying silk for a new dress, far beyond her household budget, encouraged by her friend Sallie. 1880

Little Women - Jo and Laurie sitting on the stairs
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jo and Laurie sitting chatting on the stairs. 1880

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Clear See-through Body
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with Clear See-through body and digital-style display panel

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Blue-Grey Metallic Body
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with grey blue body and colourful buttons and digital-style display panel

Woolbridge Manor House, near Lulworth, Dorset
Woolbridge Manor House, just outside the village of Wool, near Lulworth, Dorset. It was the inspiration for Wellbridge House

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Observed Corps Mystery
An illustrated front cover for The Observed Corps Mystery, written by Rex Hardinge, no. 733 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Previously Reported Missing - Now?
An illustrated front cover for Previously Reported Missing - Now...?, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 66 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Shot Looter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Shot Looter, written by Martin Frazer, no. 5 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. The image shows a warden being shot in the back

Raiders Passed!
An illustrated front cover for Raiders Passed!, written by John Hunter, no. 1 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Secret Of The Evacuee
An illustrated front cover for The Secret Of The Evacuee, written by Paul Urquhart, no. 731 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower, written by Anthony Parsons, no. 238 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Man On Leave
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Man On Leave, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 743 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor, written by John Hunter, no. 118 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Naval Defaulter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Naval Defaulter, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 219 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret
An illustrated front cover for The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret, written by John Hunter, no. 170 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Lorna Doone Farm, Malmsmead, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

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