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Background imageLiterature Collection: Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer, playwright, politician and mathematician. Leading of the Spanish dramatist of the last quarter of the 19th century

Background imageLiterature Collection: Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez (1806-1880)

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez (1806-1880). Spanish writer. Representative of the romantic drama. Portrait. Chromolithography

Background imageLiterature Collection: Charles Dickens, places of birth, baptism, marriage, burial

Charles Dickens, places of birth, baptism, marriage, burial
Charles Dickens, places of birth, baptism, marriage and burial Date: 1912

Background imageLiterature Collection: Ethel Mannin

Ethel Mannin (1900-1984), novelist, travel writer and journalist. This photograph appeared in an exhibition by the photographer Paul Tanqueray (1905-1991). Date: circa 1939

Background imageLiterature Collection: Winifred Holtby, author, studio portrait. Captioned, Winifred Holtby; A director of 'Time

Winifred Holtby, author, studio portrait. Captioned, Winifred Holtby; A director of "Time and Tide" whose new book, "Mandoa, Mandoa, " has been well reviewed'

Background imageLiterature Collection: William Babington Maxwell (1866-1938) novelist and playwright

William Babington Maxwell (1866-1938) novelist and playwright, studio portrait in pinstripe jacket and tie. Captioned, The Author of "The Rest Cure": Mr W B Maxwell (Son of Miss Braddon)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Elinor Glyn, British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction (1864-1943)

Elinor Glyn, British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction (1864-1943). Studio portrait in formal gown with autograph

Background imageLiterature Collection: A display of bound, illustrated volumes. Date: circa 1954

A display of bound, illustrated volumes. Date: circa 1954

Background imageLiterature Collection: Bleak House, Broadstairs, Kent

Bleak House, Broadstairs, Kent, which inspired Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLiterature Collection: Uriah Heep, law clerk in David Copperfield

Uriah Heep, law clerk in David Copperfield
Uriah Heep, law clerk in the novel David Copperfield (1849-1850) by Charles Dickens. Date: 1884

Background imageLiterature Collection: Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco

Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco, Player's Navy Cut cigarettes Date: 1909

Background imageLiterature Collection: The Bronte Society Museum, Haworth, Yorkshire

The Bronte Society Museum, Haworth, Yorkshire Date: 1902

Background imageLiterature Collection: Tomb of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Old Highgate Chapel

Tomb of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Old Highgate Chapel
The Tomb of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, Old Highgate Chapel, North London. Date: 1869

Background imageLiterature Collection: John Martin Harvey, English actor, in The Only Way

John Martin Harvey, English actor, in The Only Way
John Martin Harvey, English actor, as Sidney Carton in The Only Way, based on the Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare

Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Cast list, with dead deer and two spears. Date: 1840

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks

Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks, with a hand showering coins and jewels, to represent Timon's excessive generosity. Date: 1840

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, The Newcomes, by Thackeray, showing a group of men dining at a table

Illustration, The Newcomes, by Thackeray, showing a group of men dining at a table, with a boy standing on the left. Date: first published 1850s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfred

Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfred
victorian, sheet, music, cover, warrior, return, alfred, lord, tennyson, john, blockley, carry, carrying, body, bridge, medieval, middle, ages, people, procession, home, brought, dead, words

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, Gravediggers scene, Hamlet

Illustration, Gravediggers scene, Hamlet
Illustration to the Gravediggers scene in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet (Act. V, Scene I)

Background imageLiterature Collection: House where Lord Byron died, Missolonghi, Greece

House where Lord Byron died, Missolonghi, Greece
House where Lord Byron died, in Missolonghi, Greece, in 1824. 1850

Background imageLiterature Collection: Richard III

Richard III - with Lady Anne Neville, who is on her way to bury the late King Henry VI. 1862

Background imageLiterature Collection: Henry V

Henry V - after the battle. 1862

Background imageLiterature Collection: Nibelungenlied. Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin

Nibelungenlied. Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin
Nibelungenlied. Anonymous epic poem. 13th century. Scene depicting Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin. Engraving by A. Closs. Germania, 1882. Colored

Background imageLiterature Collection: Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Miniature. Le Miroir

Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Miniature. Le Miroir
Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Fol. 65v. Miniature in Le Miroir Historial by Vincent de Beauvais (c.1190-c.1264). French school. 15th century. Conde Museum. Castle of Chantilly. France

Background imageLiterature Collection: Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit

Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Dante talks with Pia dei Tolomei, one of the three people who died violently. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Background imageLiterature Collection: 15th Century 16th Alisa Castilia Castilian Castle

15th Century 16th Alisa Castilia Castilian Castle
15th, century, 16th, Alisa, Castilia, castilian, castle, daughter, dead, death, died, engraving, Fernando, de, Rojas, La, Celestina, literature, medieval, Melibea, Middle, Ages, novel, Pleberio

Background imageLiterature Collection: John Keats Grave Graves Death Burial Headstone

John Keats Grave Graves Death Burial Headstone
john, keats, grave, graves, death, burial, headstone, headstones, lyre, palette, english, poet, poetry, romantic, literature, art, artist, friend, friends, friendship, joseph, severn, protestant

Background imageLiterature Collection: Pasternak, Mayakovsky, Eisenstein and others, Moscow

Pasternak, Mayakovsky, Eisenstein and others, Moscow
Group photo, from left to right: Boris Pasternak (Russian writer), Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian writer and actor), Tomizi Tamiji Naito (Japanese writer), Arseny Voznesensky (Soviet diplomat)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook

Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook
Illustration to Death and Doctor Hornbook, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageLiterature Collection: Peter Pan Children Childrens Literature Story

Peter Pan Children Childrens Literature Story
peter, pan, children, childrens, literature, story, fantasy, english, illustration, arthur, rackham, barrie, kensington, gardens, 1906, 1900s, edwardian, touching, sight, two, tombstones, tombstone

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, Snowdrop

Illustration, Snowdrop -- The Dwarfs, when they came at evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground quite dead. Date: 1909

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, The Goosegirl

Illustration, The Goosegirl -- Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest. Date: 1909

Background imageLiterature Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Calcutta

Illustration, A Song of the English, Calcutta
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Calcutta -- Me the Sea-captain loved, the River built

Background imageLiterature Collection: Monument to Daniel Defoe, Bunhill Fields, London

Monument to Daniel Defoe, Bunhill Fields, London
Monument (erected 1870) above the grave of Daniel Defoe (1661-1731), English journalist and novelist, in Bunhill Fields, London. Date: 19th century

Background imageLiterature Collection: POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). D�de los

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). D�de los muertos en M鸩co. El jarabe en ultratumba (Day of the Dead in Mexico). Contemporary Art. Engraving

Background imageLiterature Collection: POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera del editor popular Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (The calavera of popular editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)

Background imageLiterature Collection: John Donne, poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral

John Donne, poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral
John Donne (1572-1631), poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral -- monument in the Old St Paul's, which he commissioned for himself before his death

Background imageLiterature Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Poster of Hora

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Poster of Hora de Espana, literary magazine. Made by Ramon Gaya (Valencia, 1937). SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Background imageLiterature Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La ciudad sitiada

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La ciudad sitiada (The besieged city), novel by Jesus Evaristo Casariego (1939)

Background imageLiterature Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). nd International

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). nd International Congress of Writers, held in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia in 1937. Poster by Ramon Gaya. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Background imageLiterature Collection: Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy, American writer

Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy, American writer
Amelie Louise Rives Troubetzkoy (1863-1945), American novelist, poet and playwright, best known for two novels: The Quick or The Dead? (1888) and World's End (1914). Date: 1914

Background imageLiterature Collection: Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist

Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist
Salman Rushdie (Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, b 1947), British-Indian novelist and essayist. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Harold Pinter, English writer, director, political activist

Harold Pinter, English writer, director, political activist
Harold Pinter (1930-2008), English playwright, poet, screenwriter, actor, theatre director and left-wing political activist. Seen here giving a speech. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and communist politician

Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and communist politician
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Chilean poet and Communist Party politician, previously named Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Ogden Nash, popular American poet

Ogden Nash, popular American poet
Frederic Ogden Nash (1902-1971), American poet popular for his light verse. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Alan Sillitoe, English novelist

Alan Sillitoe, English novelist
Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), English novelist, best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958), which was made into a film (1960). Seen here (right). Date: circa 1960s

Background imageLiterature Collection: Epstein portrait bust of George Bernard Shaw

Epstein portrait bust of George Bernard Shaw
A portrait bust of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist, by Jacob Epstein (this is the second portrait bust made by this sculptor). Date: 20th century

Background imageLiterature Collection: George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatist

George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatist
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here on the right, in old age. Date: circa 1940s



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