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Literature Collection: The coffin makers carousel. Chowles the coffin maker is on table in centre

The coffin makers carousel. Chowles the coffin maker is on table in centre, and Judith Malmayns the treacherous plague nurse is seated on the left

Literature Collection: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer in his house off Fleet Street

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer in his house off Fleet Street, London, England

Literature Collection: Little Red Riding Hood on her way to her grandmothers observed by a sinister, leering wolf

Little Red Riding Hood on her way to her grandmothers observed by a sinister, leering wolf. Illustration by Tom Browne (1872-1910) for the fairy tale. Published 1900

Literature Collection: The Election. The Polling - Plate II of series of four. Old soldier tenders oath

The Election. The Polling - Plate II of series of four. Old soldier tenders oath but is challenged by advocate as, having lost right hand, cannot lay it on book

Literature Collection: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English playwright. Anonymous portrait in oils dated 1609

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English playwright. Anonymous portrait in oils dated 1609. This is the portrait engraved by Droeshout for the First Folio of 1623

Shakespeare Othello Act 2: Othello welcoming Desdemona to Cyprus. 19th century engraving

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Title page from First Folio edition of 1623

Literature Collection: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian writer, philosopher and mystic, telling his grandchildren a story

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian writer, philosopher and mystic, telling his grandchildren a story. Photograph

Literature Collection: Charles Dickens (1812-70) English novelist and journalist. Dickens giving a public

Charles Dickens (1812-70) English novelist and journalist. Dickens giving a public reading from his Dombey and Son July 1858

Literature Collection: Prospero, holding his daughter Miranda, regards Caliban, a savage, deformed, sub-human creature

Prospero, holding his daughter Miranda, regards Caliban, a savage, deformed, sub-human creature, whom he has enslaved. Illustration by John Gilbert (1817-1897)

Literature Collection: Misfortune in the Tulip Hall: Thomas Rowlandson comic illustration for William Combe

Misfortune in the Tulip Hall: Thomas Rowlandson comic illustration for William Combe Tours of Dr Syntax London c1816. Typical early 19th century arrangement of Florist flowers set up on staging

Herbert George Wells (1865-1946) British novelist, writer and popular historian. HG Wells c1925

Literature Collection: Virgil (Publius Vergillus Maro 79-19 BC)Ancient Roman poet. Author of Aeneid and Georgics

Virgil (Publius Vergillus Maro 79-19 BC)Ancient Roman poet. Author of Aeneid and Georgics. Engraving

Literature Collection: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc

William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc.2. Chromolithograph London 1856-1858

Literature Collection: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) British poet, novelist and dramatist with his second wife, Florence

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) British poet, novelist and dramatist with his second wife, Florence. Photograph

Literature Collection: Lemuel Gulliver, set ashore after a mutiny, regains consciousness and finds himself

Lemuel Gulliver, set ashore after a mutiny, regains consciousness and finds himself a prisoner of the Lilliputians. Chromolithograph from edition of Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554-1628) English poet and statesman. Engraving

Literature Collection: Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish author, born in Edinburgh. Etching

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish author, born in Edinburgh. Etching by William Strang (1859-1821) after a photograph

Literature Collection: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630) English poet and courtier. Patron of Ben Jonson

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630) English poet and courtier. Patron of Ben Jonson, Philip Massinger and Inigo Jones. Engraving

Literature Collection: Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (born Mary Sidney - 1561-1621) English noblewoman

Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (born Mary Sidney - 1561-1621) English noblewoman, sister of the poet Philip Sidney and dedicatee of his Arcadia. Engraving

Literature Collection: Sarah Grand (1854-1943) pen name of the English novelist Frances McFall. She is said

Sarah Grand (1854-1943) pen name of the English novelist Frances McFall. She is said to have coined phrase New Woman in 1894

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1820-1910) Russian philosopher and novelist in c1900

Literature Collection: Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish author, born in Edinburgh. Stevenson

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish author, born in Edinburgh. Stevenson in Samoa on his horse Jack. From Vailima Letters (London, 1895)

Literature Collection: The Pit and the Pendulum (1843) story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) American poet and story writer

The Pit and the Pendulum (1843) story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) American poet and story writer, creator of the American Gothic story

Literature Collection: Gabriele D Annunzio (1863-1938) Italian journalist, novelist, poet, patriot and politician

Gabriele D Annunzio (1863-1938) Italian journalist, novelist, poet, patriot and politician. Supporter of Mussolini and Fascism. From Fifty Caricatures by Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) (London, 1913)

Literature Collection: Scene from Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). (Le Nozze di Figaro)

Scene from Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) after Beaumarchais

Literature Collection: Scene from Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). The Marriage of Figaro 1786

Scene from Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838)

Literature Collection: Design for Mozarts Don Giovanni, 1875. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Design for Mozarts Don Giovanni, 1875. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Literature Collection: Ophelia and Laertes oil on canvas. Painting by William Gorman Wills (1828-1891) Irish artist

Ophelia and Laertes oil on canvas. Painting by William Gorman Wills (1828-1891) Irish artist. Laertes comforting his sister Ophelia, and incident in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Literature Collection: Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) English novelist. Author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849)

Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) English novelist. Author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), Vilette (1852) Portrait by George Richmond (1809-1896) English artist

Literature Collection: Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) Russian writer, left, with Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian writer

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) Russian writer, left, with Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian writer, philosopher and mystic. Photograph

Literature Collection: View of Heaven as imagined by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet. From a 15th

View of Heaven as imagined by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet. From a 15th century manuscript of his Divine Comedy

Literature Collection: The Toilette of Salome. Illustration for Oscar Wilde Salome, second version

The Toilette of Salome. Illustration for Oscar Wilde Salome, second version. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) English Illustrator

Literature Collection: Trilby the tone-deaf ja who couldn t tell a C from an F giving a concert under

Trilby the tone-deaf ja who couldn t tell a C from an F giving a concert under Svengalis hypnotic influence. Illustration by George Du Maurier for his novel Trilby, London, 1894

Charles Dickens (1812-70) British author

Literature Collection: Ariel on his way back to his master, Prospero, to report on the shipwreck of King Alonso

Ariel on his way back to his master, Prospero, to report on the shipwreck of King Alonso and his party. Illustration for The Tempest for an edition of Shakespeares Works published 1856-1858. Engraving

Literature Collection: Ariel, in the guise of a Harpy, about to clap his wings and make the magic banquet

Ariel, in the guise of a Harpy, about to clap his wings and make the magic banquet Prospero has shown to Alonso and his party disappear. Act III Sc. III

Literature Collection: Caliban, the savage, deformed, sub-human creature enslaved by Prospero. Act II Sc

Caliban, the savage, deformed, sub-human creature enslaved by Prospero. Act II Sc. II, Caliban collecting wood. Illustration for The Tempest for an edition of Shakespeares Works published 1856-1858

Literature Collection: Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), c1890. Da Ponte, born Emmanuele Conegliano, Italian poet

Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), c1890. Da Ponte, born Emmanuele Conegliano, Italian poet and librettist. His most famous librettos were for Mozarts operas Le nozze di Figaro

Literature Collection: Rinaldo Enchanted by Armida, 1742. Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepelo (1696-1770)

Rinaldo Enchanted by Armida, 1742. Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepelo (1696-1770) Italian artist. The hero Rinaldo falls nder the spell of the beautiful sorceress Armida

Literature Collection: Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Romeo and Juliet meeting clandestinely

Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Romeo and Juliet meeting clandestinely. Juliets nurse acts as a lookout. After a Bartolozzi print published ondon 1785

Literature Collection: The sleep of Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Mid-nineteenth illustration of the play

The sleep of Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Mid-nineteenth illustration of the play A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare written 1595 or 1596. Engraving

Literature Collection: Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Romeo leaving Juliet at dawn

Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Romeo leaving Juliet at dawn and about to climb down from the balcony of her room

Literature Collection: Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Juliet wakes from her

Romeo and Juliet play by Wiliam Shakespeare written c1895. Juliet wakes from her drugged sleep to find that Romeo has killed himself thinking she was dead. Late 19th century illustration

Literature Collection: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English theologian priest and poet. Leading figure

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English theologian priest and poet. Leading figure in the Oxford Movement. Received into the Roman Catholic church in 1845. Created Cardinal 1879

Walt Whitman (1819-1891) American poet

Literature Collection: Illustration by John Tenn iel for Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (London

Illustration by John Tenn iel for Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (London, 1865). Alice, having eated the cake labelled Eat me grows very tall an cannot follow the White Rabbit

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