Fictional Collection

Title Page for the first edition of Wuthering Heights
XJF448268 Title Page for the first edition of Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell (pseudonym of Emily Bronte), published 1847 (printed paper) by English School

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station replaced two older Bermondsey fire stations that were closed down

Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens
Illustration showing the statue of Peter Pan, sculpted by Sir George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, London, on 1 May 1912. Date: c.1920

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c. 1876-78 (oil on canvas)
3545921 Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c.1876-78 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 194x93 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia
5615728 Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia) from the 1516 first edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Hercule Poirot, 1923
Portrait of the fictional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, published in The Sketch in 1923. At that time Agatha Christie was regularly published in The Sketch and this painting of her character

Mermaids
Two mermaids playing in the waves, " a Nixies legend." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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King Arthur receiving his magic sword from the Lady of the Lake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Princess Caraboo by Fortunino Matania
Mary Baker (n饠 Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobblers daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo

The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig
" The Next Haig Convention" By the 23rd of October, Britain could almost taste victory and this picture by Arthur Ferrier, showing a cowed Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Georges Melies
GEORGES MELIES French film director (on the left); first to film fictional narratives using scripts etc. Photographed here with his collaborator, EMILE COLE

Anna Karenina / Portrait
Illustration of Leo Tolstoys fictional character Anna Karenina

Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535
5615729 Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) published in Basel showing the author conversing with the protagonist Raphael Hythloday about the ideal society he

Flight to the Moon by Jules Verne
Flight to the Moon. Artwork depicting a scene from the science fiction novel From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la Terre a la Lune, 1865) by the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Old enough
Old enough to know better (The Marquis of Capricorne) This old goat, holding a poesy of flowers and possibly on his way to court a lady friend casts the shadow of a ram

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Trumpet
Blowing his own trumpet. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

The character Oliver Twist
5308168 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver, unhappily apprenticed to the under-taker Sowerby)

The character Oliver Twist
5308166 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver has been 'restored' to Fagin and the boys by Bill Sykes and Nancy)

Tony Weller (colour litho)
2775603 Tony Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tony Weller from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Mr Winkle on the ice (colour litho)
2775613 Mr Winkle on the ice (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Winkle on the ice, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Samuel Weller (colour litho)
2775612 Samuel Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Weller, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Captain Cuttle (colour litho)
2775611 Captain Cuttle (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Cuttle, from Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Cheeryble Brothers (colour litho)
2775609 Cheeryble Brothers (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cheeryble Brothers, from Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens, 1913)

Mr Pickwick (colour litho)
2775606 Mr Pickwick (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pickwick from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Mr Micawber, from 'The Year 1912', published London, 1913 (colour litho)
KW280472 Mr Micawber, from 'The Year 1912', published London, 1913 (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The character Oliver Twist
5308167 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: after having escaped from Fagin and his thieving boys)

Dr Syntax set upon by footpads
5307961 Dr Syntax set upon by footpads.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Dr Syntax set upon by footpads. Dr Syntax is a comic character created by William Combe)

Like lightening in its quickness, Diamond Dick raised his revolver and returned the fire" from 'Dashing Dick
5668943 Like lightening in its quickness, Diamond Dick raised his revolver and returned the fire" from 'Dashing Dick Jr

Becky Sharp'
3585770 Becky Sharp'; (add.info.: Illustration of 'Becky Sharp' by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) an English novelist and illustrator

The Artful Dodger (colour litho)
2775614 The Artful Dodger (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1914)

Trotty Veck (colour litho)
2775602 Trotty Veck (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trotty Veck from The Chimes, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

The character Oliver Twist
5308170 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver pleading with the Magistrate not to allow the Parish to apprentice him to a chimney sweep)

Unknown gecko species from Arabia (Scollop-tailed gecko, Lacerta caudiverbera), and giant leaf-tailed gecko
FLO4695158 Unknown gecko species from Arabia (Scollop-tailed gecko, Lacerta caudiverbera), and giant leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus fimbriatus (fimbriated gecko, Stellio fimbriatus)

The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850
3477986 The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the fictional character of Dr Syntax. Dr Syntax was created by William Combe (1742-1823)

The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850
3477983 The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the fictional character of Dr Syntax with the Squire, his wife and sister)

Dolly Varden (colour litho)
2775604 Dolly Varden (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dolly Varden from Barnaby Rudge, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Jingle (colour litho)
2775608 Jingle (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jingle, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

The character Oliver Twist
5308169 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Mr Brownlow visiting Oliver's sickroom to see how he progresses)

The character Oliver Twist
5308165 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver is injured when being forced by Bill Sykes to carry out a burglary)

Mr Micawber (colour litho)
2775607 Mr Micawber (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Micawber from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850
3478971 The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the fictional character of Dr Syntax. Dr Syntax was created by William Combe (1742-1823)

The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850
3478970 The fictional character of Dr Syntax, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the fictional character of Dr Syntax with the Squire, his wife and sister)

Montague Tigg (colour litho)
2775605 Montague Tigg (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montague Tigg from Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens)

Illustration for 'L'Obscur a Paris', published 1937 (litho)
1127428 Illustration for 'L'Obscur a Paris', published 1937 (litho) by Boschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France.

Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus from Christopher Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus'
3732372 Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus from Christopher Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus)

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: A Journey through Fictional Realms" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we embark on an enchanting adventure filled with captivating tales and mythical wonders. Our first stop takes us to the historic LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station in Bermondsey SE1, where heroes of fiction come alive amidst the flickering flames. From Peter Pan's mischievous spirit at the Kensington Gardens' statue to the witch and her loyal black cat weaving spells of intrigue. Transport yourself back to 1923, when Hercule Poirot graced our literary pages with his brilliant mind and impeccable mustache. Mermaids beckon from distant shores, their ethereal beauty captivating all who dare venture near. As we delve deeper into this realm of make-believe, a woodcut from Sir Thomas More's Utopia transports us to a utopian society beyond our wildest dreams. Journey further still as Jules Verne's "Flight to the Moon" propels us towards celestial realms yet unexplored. Alongside us stands Princess Caraboo, her mysterious origins shrouded in wonderment painted by Fortunino Matania's skilled hand. Witness history unfold before your eyes as The Kaiser humbly surrenders his sword to Douglas Haig. But fear not. Amidst these grand tales lies Puss-in-Boots; cunning and charismatic, he reminds us that even in fantastical worlds there is room for feline charm. So let your imagination soar high as you immerse yourself in these fictional delights - for within them lie endless possibilities waiting to be discovered.