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Story of the CowboyTHE STORY OF THE COWBOY by Emerson Hough This is a non-fiction work by a well-known writer of Westerns, giving a detailed account of cowboy life. Date: circa 1930
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamAn unsuccessful princely suitor tries to fight his way through the thicket of thorns surrounding the castle where Sleeping Beauty slumbers
Somerset Maugham / CigWILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM English novelist and short story writer, in 1936
Peter Pan StatueThe Peter Pan statue was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story
Hoffmann / Johnny Head AirTHE STORY OF JOHNNY HEAD-IN- AIR Johhny collides with a dog
Hoffmann / Man ShootingThe Story of the Man that Went out Shooting
Islamic portrayal of Adam and EveAdam and Eve from a Persian manuscript. They are shown in Oriental robes singing to the tree of life in Paradise, halos and flames shooting from their heads. Adamo id Eva
Vasilissa on her way to the Baba-Yaga - from a traditional Russian fairy tale Date: 1910
Illustration, Sweetheart Roland -- The Maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her stepsisters head. Date: 1909
Cartoon, Queen Victorias Christmas, A Vision (based on Dickens story, A Christmas Carol). Gladstone as Scrooge sleeps while Disraeli (who had died five years earlier)
Scenery for Aladdin, Pollocks Toy Theatre, with two rounded arches opening onto a seascape. Date: late 19th century
The Mad Hatters Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland at theatreAlice in Wonderland, performed on stage in 1918 at the Savoy Theatre, and starring Estelle Dudley as Alice, Adrienne Puret as the March Hare
Jeremiah - Biblical ProphetJeremiah - one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. Jeremiah is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Jeremiah, 1 Kings, 2 Kings and the Book of Lamentations
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamPrincess Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty turns a key in the lock of a door, where she is about to meet the wicked old fairy, whose spindle will prick her finger sending her, and the royal household
Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline BaynesSleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty
The Lie by William Heath RobinsonCartoon, The Lie. One of those golfing stories that you are not bound to believe if you don t want to. A golfer mistakes the top of a hat from a tramp for the hole when playing golf
CARMEN LIEBIGScenes from the opera, based on a story by Prosper Merimee
The Golden BoughThe GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance
Storytelling to children on the beach during the summerChildren sitting on the beach listening to stories
Little Women - The March family under a treeLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - The March family under a tree, enjoying a picnic on Mrs Marchs 60th birthday. 1880
Mail coach on the High Street at Stony StratfordA packed vintage four-horse mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Due to the juxtaposition of two hotels in the centre of town, The Cock and The Bull (pictured)
Newspaper Story by Toby Neal in Shropshire Star 10 Octob?Newspaper Story by Toby Neal in Shropshire Star 10 October 2006 Issue Page 8, Ernest Maund Early Aviator / Pilot from Craven Arms, Shropshire, UK
James Joyce, Irish novelist and poetJames Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921
Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
Wind & Waves RackhamAn illustration to a story, The Wind and the Waves. Date: 1911
WW2 - Secret Of The Scarlet BomberAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Secret Of The Scarlet Bomber, written by Phillip Conde. The image portrays a wartime policeman writing notes
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha ChristieFilm, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott, based on a mystery story by Agatha Christie - the first British film to be made
Misfitz - Alice in Wonderland. early 20th century
The Parable of the Seed - Matthew 15. circa 1688
The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " Colonel Moran sprang forward
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jim, a bobtail sheepdogIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Jim, a bobtail sheepdog, owned by the actress Fabia Drake. The dog was a perfect actor, taking part in a childrens play called The Happy Family
The fox & the crow. Aesops fable.Date: 15th century
Sleeping Beauty by Felix de GrayScene from the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty showing the moment when the Prince finds Aurora asleep but looking remarkably perfect considering shes been out like a light for over a hundred years
The Angel of the Lord appears to the Prophet Elijah. circa late 19th century
Silhouette, As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare)As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare) -- silhouette based on illustrations to Alice in Wonderland, showing the Mad Hatter and March Hare sitting at the tea table
Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheetA caricatured Hamlet, probably based on Sir Henry Irving, on a music sheet entitled Hamlet Ye Dane, A Ghost Story, with music by J B Lawreen
Marriage proposalEngraving showing a young man on his knees kissing a young womans hand, possibly during a marriage proposal. The image originally accompanied a story called Blind Love in the ILN, by Wilkie Collins
Children / Seaside StoryChildren sitting on the beach listening to an old fisherman telling a story
Whistle and I ll ComeOh, whistle, and I ll come to you ! Parkinss dream of the thing on the sea-shore
King Oswalds ArmSt Aidan prayed that the arm of King Oswald, which had given freely to beggars, would never decay. A story told in Bedes History. The arm remained uncorrupted for 9 centuries
Little Red Riding HoodThe wicked wolf disguises himself as Red Riding Hoods grandmother and asks her to get into bed with him
Fisherman and DjinnThe fisherman inadvertently rubs the lamp he has found, and is amazed by the apparition of the djinn (genie)
Hoffmann / Harriet / MatchesTHE DREADFUL STORY ABOUT HARRIET & THE MATCHES " She burns all over everywhere"
Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female popePope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence
Little Women - Professor Bhaer entertains the childrenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Professor Bhaer from Berlin entertains the children (Tina and Kitty) during Jos visit to New York. 1880
Poster for Mother Goose, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s
Preview of Peril / Sci-FiPreview of Peril (Story by Alfred Copper) Date: 1950
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904