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Background imageNarrative Collection: Lalla Rookh, long narrative poem by Thomas Moore

Lalla Rookh, long narrative poem by Thomas Moore
She found that the short dream of happiness was over -- the title character of Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore, first published in 1817. 19th century

Background imageNarrative Collection: Circa turning men into beasts

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Background imageNarrative Collection: Illustration, Tam O Shanter

Illustration, Tam O Shanter
Illustration to Tam O Shanter, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageNarrative Collection: Fuegian (Yapoo Takeenica)

Fuegian (Yapoo Takeenica)

Background imageNarrative Collection: The Ashanti War (1873-74) The 42nd Highlanders in the front

The Ashanti War (1873-74) The 42nd Highlanders in the front
This shows the soldiers from the 42nd Highlanders engaged in the front of the battle against the Ashantis during the 2nd Ashanti War towards the end of 1873

Background imageNarrative Collection: Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge

Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge
Publius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius

Background imageNarrative Collection: Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny

Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. Coloured aquatint by J C Stadler after William Heath, published by Thomas Tegg, 1 April 1818. Wellington at a Ball receiving news, 16th June 1815

Background imageNarrative Collection: Hinda, a character in Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore

Hinda, a character in Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore
Hinda - Tis she, the Emirs blooming child, All truth and tenderness and grace - a character in The Fire Worshippers, Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore, first published in 1817

Background imageNarrative Collection: Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed. circa 1830s

Background imageNarrative Collection: The Parting of Medora and the Corsair

The Parting of Medora and the Corsair, a scene from Byrons narrative poem, The Corsair, 1814. circa 1850s

Background imageNarrative Collection: Utopia, 1516, by Thomas More (1478-1535). Tittle cover. Fren

Utopia, 1516, by Thomas More (1478-1535). Tittle cover. Fren
Thomas More (1478-1535). English politician and humanist. Utopia, 1516. Tittle cover. French edition. Printed in Amsterdam by Jean Blaeu, 1642. Colored engraving

Background imageNarrative Collection: Idylls of the KIng, 1559-1885. By English poet Lord ALfred T

Idylls of the KIng, 1559-1885. By English poet Lord ALfred T
Idylls of the KIng. Published 1559-1885. Cycle narrative poems by English poet Lord ALfred Tennyson (1809-1892). Engraving by Gustave Dor?. Brittany coast

Background imageNarrative Collection: Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17 / 18). Roman poet. The Me

Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17 / 18). Roman poet. The Me
Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17/18), known as Ovid in the English. Roman poet. The Metamorphoses. Latin narrative poem. Book II. Cadmus. Edited in Frankfurt, 1601

Background imageNarrative Collection: Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet

Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), English poet, best known for his long narrative poem, The Canterbury Tales. Date: 1340 - 1400

Background imageNarrative Collection: BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Charles VIII returned

BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Charles VIII returned a letter Joan of Arc. Illustration in Le Jouvencel (1461-1466). Narrative describing the siege of Orleans in 1429 during the Hundred Years War

Background imageNarrative Collection: To Hell With Surrender! How Second Lieutenant J. C. Buchan

To Hell With Surrender! How Second Lieutenant J. C. Buchan
The official narrative for this drawing reads: When he saw the enemy had practically surrounded his command, he collected his platoon and prepared to fight his way back to the supporting line

Background imageNarrative Collection: Plate from An Exact and Authentic Narrative of M Blanchard

Plate from An Exact and Authentic Narrative of M Blanchard
Plate from An Exact and Authentic Narrative of M. Blanchards Third Aerial Voyage, from Rouen in Normandy, on the 18th July, 1784 Accompanied by M. Boby, published in London in 1784

Background imageNarrative Collection: Map of the River Amazon

Map of the River Amazon and the Northern part of South America - from Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro (1853) by Alfred R. Wallace

Background imageNarrative Collection: Fuegians going to trade with Patagonians in Zapallos

Fuegians going to trade with Patagonians in Zapallos

Background imageNarrative Collection: MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520)

MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520). Aztec king (1502-1520). Portrait of Montezuma II from The Narrative and Critical History of America, edited

Background imageNarrative Collection: Book cover design, Through the Air

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Background imageNarrative Collection: Studies of Moorish Life -- a Storyteller

Studies of Moorish Life -- a Storyteller. The man on the right holds up his hands as he tells his story. The man on the left sits on a rock with a human skull in one hand

Background imageNarrative Collection: Music cover for The Excursion Train

Music cover for The Excursion Train, a Tender Narrative, sung by E Marshall at the Canterbury Music Hall in Lambeth, London. Words by W F Vandervell, music by Willem Vandervell

Background imageNarrative Collection: Tam O Shanter Galop, music sheet

Tam O Shanter Galop, music sheet
Tam O Shanter gallops across the bridge on his horse to escape the witches, on the cover of this music sheet, containing the Tam O Shanter Galop with music by Thomas Browne



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