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Music cover, Imagination Valse by Gene Williams. 1920
Mark AkensideMARK AKENSIDE The author of Pleasures of Imagination Date: 1721 - 1770
Addison / ChapmanJOSEPH ADDISON English essayist, poet and statesman: the Pegasus symbol below represents his poetic imagination Date: 1672 - 1719
The Little Folk by William Heath RobinsonA parade of strange little people forming a ramshackle procession to serenade their neighbours at Christmas time. Date: 1919
A young boy in Eccles wears a toy spacemans helmet. Date: circa 1977
Christmas FairiesA Christmas verse, written by Marion St. John Webb illustrated by Alice H. Watson. Date: 1928
Encyclopaedia of Sport - Tickling the DugongVII. Tickling for Dugong on the plains of Oudh. Another unusual and fanciful sport from the imagination of William Heath Robinson. Date: 1914
Jonathan SwiftSWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)
Jules Verne. 20. 000 LeaguesCover of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Paris, 1870)
A Trouser Stretch of the Imagination by Heath RobinsonAre you taking care of your summer flannels? A suggestion for preserving the shape of your nether garments in view of the summer holidays
Pinocchio -- gold coins and foodPinocchio -- The poor boy had got in anticipation an indigestion of gold pieces. Date: 1911
Flying machine. ca. 1487. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Drawing. FRANCE. Paris. Library of the Institute of France
Poe / Descent / MaelstromA DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM " The boat appeared to be hanging, as if by magic, ...Upon the interior surface of a funnel." Date: First published: 1841
Absorbed in Robinson Crusoe. Print showing a young boy reading Robinson Crusoe while lying on a bluff overlooking the ocean. Date c1873 Jan 8th. Absorbed in Robinson Crusoe
A Pleasing subject, by J. G. Brown, N. AA Pleasing subject, by J. G. Brown, N.A. Print shows a young girl, seated in a chair, looking at stereographic photographs. Date c1891
Sea Urchins by Charles RobinsonLovely illustration showing two girls in pretty swimsuits finding a small baby in a rock pool. Date: 1927
School teacher and pupils in filmmaking project, WaltonWalton-on-the-Naze Secondary School teacher Mr Lou Broom encouraged his pupils to learn various skills during the making of several award winning films
The Rainbow Factory by Charles RobinsonSublime illustration by Charles Robinson showing a multitude of small people manufacturing rainbows in a lush fantasy setting. Date: 1926
The Queen of Make-Believe by Richard B. OgleA small girl with a solemn expression sits on a throne in a long while dress, holding a sceptre while two toy soldiers stand guard either side of her. Date: 1925
Two boys playing at riding a Carriage. One urges on the team of four piebald hobby horses with a whip, while the other sends forth a blast on his horn announcing their departure. Date: circa 1910s
Three boys playing at Fox Hunting, two on their hobby horses and one wearing a fox suit! They even have two dogs with them. Date: circa 1910s
Four boys playing at Bullfighting. The dead wooden bull is dragged away by a team of two piebald rocking horses Date: circa 1910s
Illustration, Wishes, showing a little girl and a little boy imagining what it would be like to grow whiskers and have curly hair. 1885
Poe / Tales / Marie RogetTHE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET (Page footer, featuring a serpent). Date: First published: 1850
Poe / Tales / Pit & PendulumTHE PIT & THE PENDULUM Before the inquisitors; " I saw them fashion the syllables of my name". Date: First published: 1842
Poe / Tales / Will. WilsonPoe/Tales/Will. Wilson
Poe / Tales / LigeiaLIGEIA The Lady Ligeia at her window, overlooking the town. Date: First published: 1838
Poe / Mystery & ImaginFrontispiece. Date: 19th century
Poe / The AssignationTHE ASSIGNATION The commotion by the Bridge of Sighs. Date: First published: 1834
Poe / Tales of MysteryDrawing of a demon (over the index of illustrations). Date: 19th century
Poe / Tales / MetzengersteinMETZENGERSTEIN The Baron on his fiery horse. Date: First published: 1850
Poe / Tales / Ms. in BottlePoe/Tales/Ms. in Bottle
Poe / Tales / Imp PeverseTHE IMP OF THE PERVERSE (Page footer). Date: First published: 1850
Poe / Tales / Man of CrowdTHE MAN OF THE CROWD (Page footer). Date: First published: 1850
Tales / Poe / Imp PerverseTHE IMP OF PERVERSE (Page header). Date: First published: 1850
Female Type / Wild 1935Female Type/Wild 1935
Poe / Tales / King PestKING PEST (Page footer). Date: First published: 1835
Poe / Tales / Hop FrogHOP-FROG Tripetta pleads for Hop-Frog. Date: First published: 1850
Child writing a bookIllustration depicting a child riding through the air on a book, its pages spilling out in the sky - perhaps a metaphor for a childs imagination? 1922
Forty Warm WinksBonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off
The tea party by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo little girls sit down solemnly to a tea party accompanied by their pet dog and several dolls
Fairies by Hilda MillerFairies flit and dance above a pond at twilight watched by an assembled group of bunnies
We Anchored by the Moon by Hilda Miller
Brother and sister facing each otherm, kneeling on cushions. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
The Power of ImaginationA Grandfather laughs to himself as he reads aloud to his two grandchildren, both of whom have fallen asleep in his arms. The imagined fantasy world of the story unfolds behind him
Childhood fantasyA little girl dreams up a variety of story book characters
Belgian Franc-TireursBelgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination !