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The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes . Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: " Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes ". Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930

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Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork

Nautilus submarine. Artwork of the submarine Nautilus surfacing rapidly after sinking a ship. This scene is from the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), by the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905). The story is about adventures under the sea with Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus. Near the end of the story, a mysterious ship attacks the submarine, but is attacked in turn and sunk

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Goethe s Faust

Goethe s Faust . Painting of Henry Ainley as Faust and Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Mephistopheles by Buchel. Early 20th century postcard. German poet, novelist, dramatist, and philosopher, 1749-1832. Opera based on Goethe's poem by Gounod and other source by Busoni

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