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Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine, Goddess of the Golden FlameCover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1947, featuring the story Goddess of the Golden Flame by William P. McGivern. A powerful-looking fantasy woman directs a thunderbolt at an approaching man
Grotesque head, illustration by William Heath Robinson (The Works of Mr Francis Rabelais, 1921). Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
The Water Babies, illustration by William Heath RobinsonThe Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1915). The first thing which Tom saw was the black cedars. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Art Deco Tiles - Holiday FictionArt Deco Tiles (from a Bookshop?) - Holiday Fiction
Anarchist ParacutistA parachutist escapes from the Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - while on a bombing raid. (Story only guessed at) Date: 1902
Balzac PhotoHONORE DE BALZAC French writer whose massive Comedie humaine is a monument of social fiction. Date: 1799 - 1850
The Universe Wreckers, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTHE UNIVERSE WRECKERS - Astronauts repair their spacecraft wearing their spacewalker suits Date: 1930
The Man from Beyond, Wonder Stories SciFi Magazine CoverThe Man From Beyond - Gratz steals the spaceship, leaving his companions stranded on Venus Date: 1934
Adventure of Eros, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverAN ADVENTURE ON EROS - The space travellers are caught in a mysterious force. Date: 1931
The Moon Era, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverThe Moon Era (Jack Williamson) - time travelling Earthman attacks the mechanical servants of the Eternal Ones Date: 1932
Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, The Invisible CityTHE INVISIBLE CITY - Searching for a legendary city in Turkestan, American explorers are menaced by a plane of pure light. Date: 1932
The Impossible World, Startling Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTHE IMPOSSIBLE WORLD - Invading intelligences from another world subjugate and condition Earthfolk with sophisticated devices Date: 1939
Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover - Ocean VortexMysterious areas are found in the Atlantic where ships are wrecked - illustration for The non-gravitational vortex& Date: 1930
Jeeves, manservant to Bertie WoosterJeeves, the fictional manservant to Bertie Wooster, as depicted in an illustration for Thank You Jeeves!. Date: First published: 1933
Martian Guns, Wonder Stories SciFi Magazine CoverMartian Guns - Earth is bombarded by martian guns. Date: 1932
Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Robot AliensTHE ROBOT ALIENS - The Earth is invaded by Martian robots who hope to succeed where H G Wells Martians failed... Date: 193
New York Dome, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverOne-Way Tunnel - New York, despite its protective dome, is destroyed while the statue of liberty looks. Date: 1935
Tetrahedra of Space, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTETRAHEDRA OF SPACE (P Schuyler Miller) Natives of South America are attacked by alien invaders Date: 1931
Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Between DimensionsBETWEEN DIMENSIONS - The space traveller is seized for examination
John Le Carre (David Cornwell)John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s
The Ionian CycleTHE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever
Lost in Time, Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverLOST IN TIME. Time travel to a city of the future
Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, The Alien RoomTHE ALIEN ROOM - Climbers find a spaceship on Everest - they enter it, one of them presses a button and whoosh ! off to Outer Space !
Air Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover, Destroyimg WaterspoutTHE FLIGHT OF THE EASTERN STAR (Ed Earl Repp) - the powerful aircraft destroys a dangerous waterspout by flying through it
Cartoon of G K Chesterton, writerCartoon of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, writer
THE SHOT INTO INFINITY (Otto Willi Gail) Space voyagers from Earth spacewalk around the Moon Rocket
Reading SubconsciousIn Ray Avery Myers fiction Into the subconscious, future scientists develop machines that read the subconscious mind and project its thoughts as images
Hichens, the Last TimeTHE LAST TIME (Robert Hichens) Despairing, he buries his face in his hand : she stands beside him, aloof and not being very helpful
Bill Sykes and DogBill Sykes, an unlovely character in Dickenss Oliver Twist, with his dawg
Moonstrollers, Amazing Stories scfi Magazine CoverTHE MOON STROLLERS - Earthmen explore the moon
Robot Saves Humanity, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverWorld without Women - the robot who saves humanity from extinction
Electric VampireTHE ELECTRIC VAMPIRE (F H Power) - insect produced by electricity (based on Crosses experiments) The monster claims a victim
Air Wonder Stories scfi magazine cover, Drying up a lakeTHE THUNDERER (A H Johnson) The Thunderer (a typical mad scientist) dries up a lake to demonstrate what he can do if his demands are not met
Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, DorsetCottage at Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset, birthplace of Thomas Hardy. 1924
When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of spaceA 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929
Poster, The Passing Show Banishes the Blues. It was a weekly paper of humour and short fiction, published by Odhams Press, London. circa 1930
Cartoon, William Tinsley, British publisherCartoon, William Tinsley (1831-1902), British publisher -- A Bill " Of the Play" (Not Shakespeare but Tinsley). Together with his brother Edward he he founded the firm of Tinsley Brothers
Birthplace of C M Yonge, Otterbourne, HampshireBirthplace of Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist, Otterbourne, Hampshire. 19th century
Misfitz - Don Quixote. early 20th century
Illustration, Dandie DinmontIllustration, the character of Dandie Dinmont, a Scottish farmer with dogs and horse, in Walter Scotts novel Guy Mannering (first published 1815). early 19th century
Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelistCharlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist
Illustration to The Abbot by Sir Walter ScottIllustration to The Abbot, a novel by Sir Walter Scott set at the time of Mary, Queen of Scots - Roland Graeme Rescuing Henry Seyton. 1820-1824
Mathorn (Mortham) Tower, County DurhamMathorn (Mortham) Tower, near Barnard Castle, County Durham. A medieval house attached to a pele tower, said to have been built about the time of Henry VII (1485-1509)
Illustration to Kenilworth by Sir Walter ScottIllustration to the novel Kenilworth (first published 1821) by Sir Walter Scott -- the Countess (Amy Robsart) admiring the noble devices and jewels worn by her husband, the Earl of Leicester
James Payn, English novelist and editorJames Payn (1830-1898), English novelist and editor. circa 1880s
Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. 1897
Fantastic Adventures - Keeper of the Flame by Burt B. Stone. A Beautiful Brunette woman in a sparkly blue dress is held, suspended within a pillar of flame
Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World by Alexander Blade. Two men parachute over a mountain range, passing by a gigantic jewel
