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Cover design, The Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensCover design for the first instalment of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens. 1836
Siegfried Sassoon / PhilpoSIEGFRIED SASSOON English writer of poetry and prose
Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnelRasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it
Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles DickensWrapper design, first monthly instalment of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, dated January 1846. 1846
Don Quixote attacks a windmillA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant
James Joyce, Irish novelist and poetJames Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921
Walter LandorWALTER SAVAGE LANDOR - British poet, dramatist and prose writer
Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and authorBaurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children
Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy, American writerAmelie 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
Muriel Spark, Scottish novelistMuriel Spark (1918-2006), Scottish novelist, best known for her novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Date: circa 1960s
Fair Maids House, Perth, Scotland (a reference to Walter Scotts novel, The Fair Maid of Perth), with six tartans in the background: Cameron, Stewart, Mackenzie, Robertson, Gordon and Fraser
Illustration, The Black Dwarf - Tales of My Landlord, by Sir Walter Scott. 1820
Scene from Tristram Shandy, a novel by Laurence Sterne. 1781
Illustration, The Vicar of Wakefield, a novel by Oliver Goldsmith. 18th century
Cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles LeverPart-work cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles Lever, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), No. IX, price one shilling. 1849
Cover design, Scenes from the Life of a Private PupilPart-work cover design by George Cruickshank, Frank Fairlegh or Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil, Part I, price one shilling. 1849
Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and novelistCharlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806), English Romantic poet and novelist. circa 1790s
Dickens scrap - Tom Pinch and Ruth in Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens scrap - Tom Pinch and his sister Ruth in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 39. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Pip and Joe in Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens scrap - Pip and Joe in the novel Great Expectations, Chapter 7. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Old Mr Turveydrop, Peepy and GuppyCharles Dickens scrap - Old Mr Turveydrop with Peepy and Guppy in the novel Bleak House, Chapter 50. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Newman Noggs in Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens scrap - Newman Noggs entertaining three children in the novel Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter 65. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman, Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman paying court to a spinster aunt in the novel, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 8. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Mr Serjeant Buzfuz and Mrs BardellCharles Dickens scrap - Mr Serjeant Buzfuz, Mrs Bardell and Master Tommy Bardell, in the novel The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Little Dorrit and John ChiveryCharles Dickens scrap - Little Dorrit and her lover, John Chivery, in the novel Little Dorrit, Chapter 18. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Gabriel Varden and Sim TappertitCharles Dickens scrap - Gabriel Varden and Sim Tappertit in the novel Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 4. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Dick Swiveller and the MarchionessCharles Dickens scrap - Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness playing cards, in the novel The Old Curiosity Shop. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Agnes Wickfield in David CopperfieldCharles Dickens scrap - Agnes Wickfield in David Copperfield, Chapter 39, resisting the attentions of her fathers villainous clerk, Uriah Heep. 19th century
Don Quixote attacks a windmillA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant. Date: First published: 1605-15
Cover design, David Copperfield by Charles DickensCover design, first instalment of the serial edition of the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by H K Browne, dated May 1849. 1849
Dolly Varden, character in Barnaby RudgeDolly Varden, a character in Barnaby Rudge, a novel by Charles Dickens. 1883
Grotesque head, illustration by William Heath Robinson (The Works of Mr Francis Rabelais, 1921). Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, DorsetCottage at Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset, birthplace of Thomas Hardy. 1924
Poster, Angel Pavement, by J B PriestleyPoster, Angel Pavement, a novel by J B Priestley. circa 1930s
Caesarean section. Miniature. Faits de Romains (Acts of Romans) Chronicles the life of Julius Caesar. Medival Work. 1213-1214
Jean-Louis De BalzacJEAN LOUIS DE BALZAC French writer, a founding member of the Academie Francaise, considered a master of the classic French prose style. Date: 1594 - 1654
Anna Letitia BarbauldANNA LETITIA BARBAULD (1743 - 1825) writer ( Hymns in prose ) and schoolteacher depicted here in classical style complete with laurel wreath Date: circa 1780
Walter Landor (Brown)WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR - British poet, dramatist and prose writer Date: 1785 - 1864
Cover design, Our Mutual Friend by Charles DickensCover design for the first monthly instalment of the novel Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by Marcus Stone, dated May 1864. 1864
Cover design, Master Humphreys Clock, a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841
Ms 490. Folio 63r. Roman of Ogier the Dane (Ogier le Danois), legendary character of the 8th century. Encounter of two armies. Prose chronicle ca
Savoy China Jug - WWISavoy China Jug, inscribed and showing a Private of the Grenadier Guards with the Kings Colour and Union Flag. On reverse, Shakespeare prose - This England never do
Ian Hay, alias John Hay Beith, writerIan Hay, the pen name of Major General John Hay Beith (1876-1952), British schoolmaster, soldier, and writer of novels and plays. Date: 1914
LEON, Fray Luis de (1528-1591). Spanish poet, prose writer, theologian and Agustine philosopher. Statue of Fray Luis de Leon. Sculpture on bronze. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Salamanca
GOMEZ de la SERNA, Ram1888-1963). SpanishGOMEZ de la SERNA, Ram 1888-1963). Spanish
EǁDE QUEIROZ, Jos頍ar�(1843-1900). PortugueseEǁ DE QUEIROZ, Jos頍 aric (1843-1900). Portuguese novelist and diplomat
The mosque of Samarkand during the Abu Zayd s
LEON, Fray Luis de (1528-1591). Spanish poet, prose writer, theologian and Agustine philosopher. Oil on canvas
lfrics translation of the Lords Prayer, from a 17th century edition. With decorative initial letter.. From: Divers ancient monuments in the Saxon tongue : written seven hundred yeares agoe
Kuprin, The Garnet BraceletL I Lyubimova, on whom the character of Vera is modelled in Aleksandr Kuprins story, The Garnet Bracelet, first published in 1911
The mechanist tries to use his wings to fly. A scene from Samuel Johnsons novella, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
