English Literature Collection

Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving)
6026362 Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving) by Walker, Emery (1851-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy)

Illustration for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (engraving)
6024733 Illustration for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (engraving) by Garrett, Edmund Henry (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Walter Scott)

There was an Old Man of Thames Ditton, who called out for something to sit on (litho)
966338 There was an Old Man of Thames Ditton, who called out for something to sit on (litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Thames Ditton)

There was an Old Man of Blackheath, whose head was adorned with a Wreath (litho)
966250 There was an Old Man of Blackheath, whose head was adorned with a Wreath (litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Blackheath)

Pickwick Papers, Who are you, you rascal? said the captain, administering
Pickwick Papers, " Who are you, you rascal?" said the captain, administering several pokes to Mr. Pickwicks body with the thick stick. " Whats your name?"

Dickens character: Nancy (litho)
6009298 Dickens character: Nancy (litho) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nancy)

Illustration for Poems by John Keats: Fancy (litho)
6001001 Illustration for Poems by John Keats: Fancy (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fancy)

Illustration for the Pickwick Papers
LLM461625 Illustration for the Pickwick Papers by Seymour, Robert (1798-1836); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for the Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (Caxton Publishing)

The Cat that Walked by Himself (engraving)
3625357 The Cat that Walked by Himself (engraving) by Kipling, Joseph Rudyard (1865-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cat that Walked by Himself)

Illustration for Emma by Jane Austen (colour litho)
3651245 Illustration for Emma by Jane Austen (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Most beloved Emma)

Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho)
5988786 Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest)

Illustration for Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (colour litho)
2795281 Illustration for Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (colour litho) by Tarrant, Percy (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Buchan
LLM460204 John Buchan by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Buchan. Illustration for Willss Cigarette card.); © Look and Learn

Illustration for The Taming Of The Shrew (chromolitho)
3642344 Illustration for The Taming Of The Shrew (chromolitho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Taming Of The Shrew)

The Legend Of Britomart, Britomart And The Magic Mirror (engraving)
3628769 The Legend Of Britomart, Britomart And The Magic Mirror (engraving) by Walker, Arthur George (1861-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Legend Of Britomart)

View of the Tower of London in 1553 (engraving)
5224947 View of the Tower of London in 1553 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Tower of London in 1553)

P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait (b / w photo)
5998065 P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P G Wodehouse, smoking cigar, portrait.); © Look and Learn

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving)
5991386 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To a Slylark)

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (engraving)
6001037 Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia)

Frontispiece to Hobbess Leviathan, 1651 (engraving)
966199 Frontispiece to Hobbess Leviathan, 1651 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece to Hobbess Leviathan, 1651)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers (coloured engraving)
3099869 Illustration for Pickwick Papers (coloured engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Pickwick Papers)

Shelleys Tombstone at Rome (b / w photo)
5992374 Shelleys Tombstone at Rome (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shelleys Tombstone at Rome)

David Copperfield, I am hospitably received by Mr. Peggotty

David Copperfield, Mr. Micawber delivers some valedictory remarks

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Miltons Paradise Lost, Book I, lines 44, 45 (engraving)
5222963 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Miltons Paradise Lost, Book I, lines 44, 45 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Book I, lines 44, 45)

Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
5222780 Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver recaptured by Nancy and Bill Sikes)

Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
5222773 Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "'Please, Sir, he said meekly)

Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (litho)
6024079 Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (litho) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (colour litho)
6024066 Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (colour litho) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

I Attempted to Rise, but was not Able to Stir (chromolitho)
3630893 I Attempted to Rise, but was not Able to Stir (chromolitho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: I Attempted to Rise, but was not Able to Stir)

I Walked about on the Table as the Girl Commanded (chromolitho)
3630890 I Walked about on the Table as the Girl Commanded (chromolitho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: I Walked about on the Table as the Girl Commanded)

Coriolanus (colour litho)
3653301 Coriolanus (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coriolanus)

The Tempest (colour litho)
3653323 The Tempest (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tempest)

Ferdinand and Miranda (colour litho)
5988779 Ferdinand and Miranda (colour litho) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand and Miranda)

I Began to take Courage, and Related to His Highness a short History of my several Adventures (chromolitho)
3630889 I Began to take Courage, and Related to His Highness a short History of my several Adventures (chromolitho) by Jackson

I Held the Guides in my Hand till I Came within Two Hundred Yards of the Gate (chromolitho)
3630891 I Held the Guides in my Hand till I Came within Two Hundred Yards of the Gate (chromolitho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (litho)
6024069 Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (litho) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
5222777 Illustration for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "'This is him, Fagin)

Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (colour litho)
6024074 Illustration for Evangeline, A Tale of Arcadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (colour litho) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gulliver Captures the Fleet of the Blefuscudians (chromolitho)
3630892 Gulliver Captures the Fleet of the Blefuscudians (chromolitho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver Captures the Fleet of the Blefuscudians)

The Houyhnhnm Discussed Mankind with Gulliver (chromolitho)
3630888 The Houyhnhnm Discussed Mankind with Gulliver (chromolitho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houyhnhnm Discussed Mankind with Gulliver)

The owl and the Pussycat caracaters by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) English artist, illustrator, author and poet
1578645 The owl and the Pussycat caracaters by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) English artist, illustrator, author and poet, by Lear

Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho)
6026250 Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026236 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho)
6026255 Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026245 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " All hail, Macbeth!" Macbeth)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026242 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " As birds do, mother." Macbeth)

Illustration for Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice (litho)
6026257 Illustration for Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I stand for my bond)

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English literature is a captivating journey through time and imagination. It encompasses the works of brilliant minds that have shaped our understanding of human emotions, society, and the world we live in. As I gaze upon the map of Wessex, intricately engraved to depict the novels and poems of Thomas Hardy, I am transported to a land where love and tragedy intertwine. In another lithograph, an old man from Blackheath proudly wears a wreath upon his head. What stories does he hold within? Perhaps tales of wisdom or experiences etched deep into his soul. And as Captain Pickwick confronts a rascal with stern authority, Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers come alive before my eyes. A color lithograph captures Prospero and Miranda watching over their tempestuous kingdom. Shakespeare's words echo in my mind as I witness their power unfold on paper. P. G Wodehouse's portrait shows him smoking a cigar, exuding charm and wit that are mirrored in his timeless prose. Engraved illustrations bring Percy Bysshe Shelley's enchanting "To a Skylark" to life; its lyrical beauty resonates through every stroke. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia stands tall in yet another engraving - an emblematic figure navigating life's philosophical questions. Amidst this collection lies humor too; an old man from Thames Ditton comically calls out for something to sit on in a lively lithograph. The Taming Of The Shrew unfolds vividly through chromolithography while Jane Eyre captivates hearts with its enduring tale portrayed by delicate engravings. The Legend Of Britomart transports us to mythical realms where magic mirrors reveal hidden truths while an engraving showcases the majestic Tower of London standing strong since 1553 - witnessing history unfold before its ancient walls. English literature is not merely ink on paper.