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Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia. Seen here in RAF uniform on a Brough Superior SS100 motorbike
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
Flying Officer W E Johns - Biggles stories in Modern BoyAdvertisement in The Modern Boy magazine for the forthcoming series of stories written by Flying Officer W. E. Johns concerning the wartime adventures of Captain James Bigglesworth
Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre groupAnton Chekhov, Russian writer (1860-1904) at the centre of a group of people from the Moscow Art Theatre -- Constantin Stanislavski on his right, Olga Knipper (Chekhovs wife) to Stanislavskis right
Jane Austen - English novelistJane Austen (1775-1817) - English novelist. Date: circa 1811
Emily DickinsonEMILY DICKINSON American writer
Disraeli / Vanity FairBENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer
Daphne Du MaurierDAPHNE DU MAURIER English writer and novelist, author of " Rebecca" and " Jamaica Inn" pictured at her home Menabilly, in Fowey, Cornwall
Cicero BustMARCUS TULLIUS the Roman writer, statesman and orator
Dickens & his CreationsCharles Dickens Writer
Thomas HardyTHOMAS HARDY writer and cyclist, at his home at Max Gate, early 1920s
Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and philosopherA graffiti comment on Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), the French writer and philosopher -- no doubt a witty reference to his existentialist philosophy
Dorothy Parker / Iln 1930DOROTHY PARKER American writer
Anton Chekhov in 1900ANTON CHEKHOV Russian writer, author of Three sisters, Seagull, Cherry orchard, Uncle Vanya and more, photographed at Yalta in 1900
Charles Dickens / Bibby sCharles Dickens Writer
Charles DickensCHARLES DICKENS English writer, at his writing desk, circa 1860
Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia
Daphne du Maurier in FoweyDaphne du Maurier (1907 - 1989), English writer and novelist, author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn, pictured looking rather dashing while smoking a pipe
Agatha Christie (1924)AGATHA CHRISTIE writer, holding a Rhodesian carving
Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)EDGAR ALLAN POE American writer
Thomas HardyTHOMAS HARDY writer, at his home at Max Gate, early 1920s
Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia, in traditional Arab costume
Agatha ChristieCrime author, Agatha Christie (1890-1976)
Chekhov with TolstoyRussian playwright and writer, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), left, with Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Bigbury-on-Sea - The Burgh Island Hotel TractorTransportation in the Sea Tractor over to the Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, allowing guests to travel to/from the mainland at High Tide
Daphne du Maurier at their Cornish home, Menabilly, 1945Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) relaxing in her study at her Cornish home Menabilly in 1945. Date: 1945
Fyodor DostoievskyFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoievsky Russian Writer
Nasreddin - Seljuq satiristNasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja or Mullah Nasreddin Hooja or Mullah Nasruddin (1208-1284) was a Seljuq satirist, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskisehir Province, Turkey
Goethe / Window / TischbeinJOHANN WOLFGANG von GOETHE German writer in Rome in 1787, looking out of the window in a relaxed mood
Mary WollstonecraftMARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN writer, wife of William Godwin, mother of Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker (Photo)BRAM STOKER writer of Dracula etc
Katherine Mansfield 1KATHERINE MANSFIELD New Zealand writer, known for her short stories; married Middleton Murry, became a follower of Gurdjieff
DOSTOIEVSKY (1821-1881)FEODOR DOSTOIEVSKI Russian writer
Joan and Jackie Collins 1950sJoan Collins, actress (born 1933), together with her sister Jackie Collins, novelist (1937-2015), c.1955 Date: 1950s
LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837). Italian writer" LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837). Italian writer. Drawing according the funerary mask on the frontispiece of his " Opere" (Florence)."
Shakespeares Bees by Pauline BaynesWilliam Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V
Agatha Christie 1891-1976Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, photographed C.1925
Rudyard Kipling at DeskEnglish writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) working at his desk
The City Hotel, Freetown, Sierra LeoneThe City Hotel, Sierra Leone, made famous by author Graham Greene. Now demolished. The hotel was first mentioned in Greenes 1936 book Travel Without Maps
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282 / 1294). Medieval mystic. EnMechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282/1294). Medieval mystic. Engraving by C. Roberts. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1896. Colored
Leo Tolstoy and Ilya RepinIlya Yefimovich Repin (1844-1930), Russian painter of the Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers) artistic school with, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), (left), at the writers house in 1907. Date: 1907
Evelyn Waugh gets marriedPhotograph of English novelist and satirist, Evelyn Waugh (1903 -1966) on his marriage to Laura Herbert, which took place at the Church of the Assumption Warwick Street, London
Guy de Maupassant, French writerGuy de Maupassant ( Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant ), French writer of novels, short stories and poems
Axel Munthe / AnacapriAXEL MUNTHE Home of the Swedish physician and writer on Anacapri, Italy Date: 1857 - 1949
JOHN BUNYAN 1628 - 1688JOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer Date: 1628 - 1688
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
MONTAIGNE, Michel de (1533-1592). French writer, humanist and philosopher. French anonymous. Oil on canvas
Rose FylemanRose Amy Fyleman (1877-1957) - an English writer and poet, noted for works on fairy folk, for children"