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Alexander HerzenALEXANDER HERZEN Russian revolutionary, editor and writer, son of nobleman, exiled in the west, espoused socialist principles
Mary KingsleyMARY HENRIETTA KINGSLEY Traveller and writer
IVAN BUNINIVAN ALEKSEYEVICH BUNIN Russian writer
Dr Johnson / Reading / OvalDr Samuel Johnson Writer
Samuel Johnson ReynoldsDR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist
P G WodehouseEnglish writer, Sir Pelham Grenville WODEHOUSE (1881-1975)
Oscar Wilde / Sketch 1895OSCAR WILDE - Irish writer and playwright
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, at Max GateThomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, outside his home at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset. Hardy designed the house, and his brother built it -- Hardy and his first wife Emma moved there in 1885
Agatha ChristieDame Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, pictured in caricature as a figure looming over a rather humorous crime scene
AP HERBERTEnglish journalist and writer SIR ALAN PATRICK HERBERT (1890-1971), alias ALBERT HADDOCK
Thomas Paine (Romney)THOMAS PAINE Radical political writer and freethinker
MARK TWAIN American writer, creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Jerome K Jerome / 1890 PhoJerome K. Jerome Writer
DISRAELI (1804-1881)Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield statesman, writer
Agatha ChristieDame Agatha Mary Clarissa nee Miller, known as Crime writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976), with her daughter Rosalind Date: 1924
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
Thomas Moore - 2THOMAS MOORE Irish writer, seated at his writing table
James JoyceJames Augustine Joyce Irish Writer
Rupert BrookeRUPERT BROOKE English writer, in 1913
DOSTOIEVSKY (1821-1881)Feodor Dostoievski Russian writer
Leon Battista AlbertiLEON BATTISTA Italian mathematician, architect, painter and writer. Date: 1404 - 1472
Lubbock / John / Graphic 84SIR JOHN LUBBOCK 1st BARON AVEBURY Liberal MP and writer of popular science books
Richard Burton / WoodburySIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON Traveller and writer
Somerset Maugham / CigWILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM English novelist and short story writer, in 1936
Mikhail LermontovMIKHAIL YUREVICH LERMONTOV Russian writer, depicted wearing the pelisse of the Imperial Hussar Guards Regiment
Arthur RimbaudARTHUR RIMBAUD French writer, trader in Africa
John Bunyan / In PrisonJOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer, writing in prison
Rudyard KiplingEnglish writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) in South Africa, 1900
Franz KafkaFRANZ KAFKA Czech writer
Ernest William HornungERNEST WILLIAM HORNUNG English writer, creator of Raffles, the gentleman burglar
Eliz Gaskell / RichmondELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL Writer, in 1851
John Ruskin / Photo / DeskJOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer Photograph sitting at his desk
Blavatsky 1889HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c at age 58
Wilde (Ellis Photo)OSCAR WILDE - Irish writer and celebrity
Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelistMatilda (or Matilde) Serao (1856-1927), Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist, founder and editor of Il Giorno
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy
Gustave FlaubertGUSTAVE FLAUBERT French writer
DOWSON (1867-1900)Ernest Dowson writer
CORTAZAR, Julio (1914-1984). Argentinian writer. Portrait of 1981. Photography
Jack Frost Window Painter by Oliver Herford (1863-1935). British born American writer, artist and illustrator. Was a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies Home Journal Date: 1926
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
Roman mosaic of the Muses. 3rd-4th century AD. Torre de PalmRoman mosaic of the Muses. From left to right: Calliope, Euterpe, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Clio, Polyhymnia, Urania, Terpsichore. 3rd-4th century AD. From Torre de Palma
Holger Drachmann, Villa Pax, Skagen, DenmarkHolger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846-1908), Danish poet and dramatist, seen here at his home, Villa Pax, Vesterby, Skagen, Denmark, with his third wife Soffi. Date: circa 1907
Richard Harris - Irish actorRichard Harris (1930-2002), Irish actor, singer, theatrical producer, film director and writer. Date: 1966
MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c. 1014). Japanese writerMURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c.1014). Japanese writer. Illustration of a court lady of the Heian period. Illustration of Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), which chronicles the life of Prince Genji
Gerald du Maurier and familySir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier (1873-1934), English actor and manager. Father to writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier
Villa San Michele, Capri, ItalyThe Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Capri, Italy. The villa dates back to the late 19th century, when the Swedish physician, writer and recreational archaeologist, Axel Munthe, adjudicated the site