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Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s
Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved BeatriceDante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence
Robin RedbreastPoem by M. Nightingale about the robin, featuring a lovely decoration by Gladys M. Rees. Date: 1939
Sappho - House of MusesAtthis, Telesippa, Megara, Anactoria and Euneica sitting at the feet of the poetess Sappho as she recites some of her work. No
Guy de Maupassant, French writerGuy de Maupassant ( Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant ), French writer of novels, short stories and poems
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy
Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card (inside pages) -- Heaven give you many, many merry days (The Merry Wives of Windsor). With a colourful spray of flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Vladimir MayakovskyVLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY Russian poet, futurist : supported communism from 1907, after 1917 sought to depoetize poetry by use of technical innovations
Gather ye roses while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. 20th century
Siegfried Sassoon / PhilpoSIEGFRIED SASSOON English writer of poetry and prose
Muses - Thalia, EratoThalia muse of comic drama and Erato muse of lyric poetry
Charles Baudelaire, French poet, essayist, translatorCharles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator of Edgar Allan Poe
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) - An English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. Date: circa 1916
A boy away from home by Florence HardyWhere beauty moves, and wit delights, and signs of kindness bind me, There, oh! there, where er I go, I leave my heart behind me
Muses - Clio, CalliopeClio muse of history and Calliope muse of epic poetry
John Cowper PowysJOHN COWPER POWYS English Author of novels such as Owen Glendower (1940), poetry, philosophical and critical works
Edmund Spenser reading to RaleighEdmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland
Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriotGeorge Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in the uniform of a Greek patriot, including a cavalry helmet which he designed himself, based on descriptions of armour in Homers Iliad
Enoch Powell, controversial British politician(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974. After controversy over his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968
Night slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardener sNight slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardeners Daughter. Date: c.1920
Suffragette Poetry Holloway Jingles. A collection of poems written in Holloway Prison during March and April 1912 and published by the Glasgow Branch of the Womens Social & Political Union
The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for CamelotColour illustration of the Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot
Chilean bellflower or copihue, Lapageria rosea (Lapegeria rosea). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Forty Fine Ladies, with text by Patrick R Chalmers. The Huntsmans Story -- huntsmen, horses and hounds on a country road and crossing a field. Date: 1933
Robert Burns, Scottish poetRobert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet. Date: 1866
Illustration, A Song of the English, LighthouseIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poemPage from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope
William Shakespeare on a Christmas cardHead and shoulders profile portrait of William Shakespeare with a quotation on a Christmas card (front and back covers) -- Heaven bless you and prosper your affairs (Henry IV, Part 2)
William Shakespeare on a greetings cardHead and shoulders profile portrait of William Shakespeare on a greetings card (front cover). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Silhouette portrait of Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), Scottish national poet. Date: 1787
Soviet propaganda poster from World War TwoSoviet propaganda poster, TASS Window no. 469. An heroic young female partisan resists the invading Germans. A patriotic poem by Vasyl Lebedev-Kumach appears below the image
Goddess MinervaThe Roman Goddess of crafts, poetry and wisdom and the daughter of Jupiter
Odin and GunnlodOdin (Wodan) acquires the skills of poetry by seducing Gunnlod, daughter of Suttung, guardian of the mead of poetry
Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute. Found in the Tiburtino area of Rome near the Villa d Este. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Perini after an illustration by A
John Masefield, English poet and writerJohn Masefield (1878-1967), English poet and writer, seen here in uniform during the First World War. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967. 1917
James Joyce, Irish novelist and poetJames Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921
Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames EmbankmentIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. KonopackaHalina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw
Lady Charlotte Bury - 1Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY, daughter of the 6th duke of Argyll, wife (1) of Colonel John Campbell, (2) rev Edward Bury. Not just a pretty face, she wrote poetry and stuff. Date: 1756 - 1861
The Vision of Piers the PloughmanLangland dreamed a wondrous dream. William Langland, in his 14th century poem, Piers Ploughman, falls asleep upon the Malvern Hills and dreams a dream in which he sees a fair field full of folk
The poet and novelist Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931), pictured at home with her husband, the writer and barrister, Henry Hinkson, her three children and dog
Rosemary, Pansies, Fennel, Columbines, Rue, Daisy and Violets (Hamlet). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare
Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an oriHomer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy
Lyrics by Anne BoleynWords by Anne Boleyn entitled O Death Rock Me On Sleep accompanied by an illustratio of the ill-fated Queen looking rather tragic. Date: 1934
Paul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a full-length photograph, wearing top hat, overcoat and scarf, and leaning on a walking stick
Wild Thyme, Oxlips, Violet, Woodbine, Musk-roses and Eglantine (Midsummer Nights Dream). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn
CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. Colored engraving
Botanical Sketchbook -- lettering. A poem entitled English Flowers. Date: 1920s
My Dug-Out A lay of the trenches by Bruce BairnsfatherOld Bill shows his prowess as a poet in this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1915
Words by King Charles IIPoem written by King Charles II entitled I Pass All My Hours in a Shady Old Grove, accompanied by a stylised illustration of the Merry Monarch composing under the shade of an oak tree
Flowers from Mahabaleshwar (Mahabulashwur). Elephantine creeper, Argyreia nervosa, barberry, Berberis vulgaris, lily, etc
Illustration, La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), Battle of Roncevaux (778). Charlemagne hears Rolands horn, calling for help, but they will arrive too late to save the hero. Date: 778
George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poetGeorge Gordon Byron (1788-1824), Lord Byron, English poet, aristocrat and politician. Date: early 19th century
The Dylan Thomas writing shed at The Boathouse, LaugharneA curator in poet Dylan Thomass writing shed at The Boathouse, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales Date: 1988
Christmas card, insideChristmas card embossed and printed with a design of a lady wearing a full skirt standing on a padded footstool holding a sprig of mistletoe, with a paper insert secured with purple cotton thread
Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sonsGian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy
Out flew the web and floated wide. Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons The Lady of Shallott. Date: c.1920
Whither away? Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem, The Sea Fairies Date: c.1920
Whereto the other with downward brow... Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennyson sWhereto the other with downward brow... Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem, Dream of Fair Women. Date: c.1920
Statue of Angerona, goddess of Rome, or Polinnia (Polyhymnia), muse of poetry. Seated with her finger on her lips. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Giacomo Bossi from Pietro Paolo
Asian bleeding heart, Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Delitrya spectabilis). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope
Bengal Florida rose, Rosa chinensis (Rosa bengalensis). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co
Pride of India giant or crepe-myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The BayaderePoem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) - An Indian Legend. Date: circa 1925
Ayr Robert Burns Kitchen Victorian period
Alice Eyre MacklinAlys Eyre Macklin (nee Philpott), a leading member of The Poetry Society. Married to Thomas Eyre Macklin, artist. Date: 1902
The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, WalesThe Grave, We Are Seven, St Mary's Church, Conway (Conwy) Churchyard, Wales, which inspired a poem by William Wordsworth in 1798 Date: circa 1910
Decima to King Charles II's death by de ArenesHistory of Spain. Decima to King Charles II's death by Francisco de Asprer y de Arenes. Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona
Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635). Spanish writer. Portrait attributed to Eugenio Cajes (1574-1634). First third of 17th century. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), 1857Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873). Spanish writer. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), 1857. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Sinking of the Lusitania, poem by Baker and CureRMS LUSITANIA: Rare pamphlet entitled Sinking of The Lusitania, a poem written by Lewis O. Baker and R. W. Cure, extending over three pages. Date: circa 1915
Alfred de Vigny, French poet, wearing the costume of a French Academician. Date: 1858
Turkey. Istanbul - Library of Raghib Pasha. InteriorOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (Istanbul). Library of Raghib Pasha. Interior. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840
The fair months of the year: AugustCalendar page for August, with photograph of young woman seated by a pool, with waterlilies. Captioned The fair months of the year: August'
Last portrait of Algernon Charles SwinburneThe Last portrait of the British Victorian poet and author Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), who died on April 10th
Leading poets during the reign of King George VLeading poets during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Kipling, Bridges, Masefield, Drinkwater. Date: 1935
Aldworth, Blackdown, West Sussex, the house where Tennyson lived and died Date: 1928
Fray Luis de Leon (1527-1591). Spanish poetFray Luis de Leon (Belmonte, 1527-Madrigal de las Altas Torres, 1591). Spanish poet. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana
Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)Payo Gomez Charino (ca.1225-1295). Galician poet and nobleman. Major governor (Adelantado Mayor) of the Kingdom of Galicia and troubadour in the Galician language. Portrait, detail
Reconciliation, poem by Blaikie, design by Walter CraneReconciliation, poem by John Arthur Blaikie, design by Walter Crane Date: 1885
Smart Gent sits beneath a tree and thinks of his loveSmart Gent sits beneath a tree with his lute, dreaming of his sweetheart and composing some lines of romantic poetry and song
Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfredvictorian, sheet, music, cover, warrior, return, alfred, lord, tennyson, john, blockley, carry, carrying, body, bridge, medieval, middle, ages, people, procession, home, brought, dead, words
House where Lord Byron died, Missolonghi, GreeceHouse where Lord Byron died, in Missolonghi, Greece, in 1824. 1850
