Novella Collection

Mr Fezziwigs Ball, illustration by John Leech for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens( London)
Mr Fezziwigs Ball, illustration by John Leech for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens( London, 1843). This novella was the earliest and most popular of Dickens Christmas stories

Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnel
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it

DICKENS: CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843. Marleys Ghost. Etching by John Leech from the first edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, 1843

Santa Maria Novella
Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy

Illustration for A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Bob Cratchet carries tiny Tim on his shoulders
537460 Illustration for A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Bob Cratchet carries tiny Tim on his shoulders; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Liberality (with C. Nerva and Cimon), 17th century. Creator: Martin de Vos
Liberality (with C. Nerva and Cimon), 17th century

"How Lisa Loved The King"; "Lisa, the only child of a rich merchant of Palermo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'How Lisa Loved The King"; "Lisa, the only child of a rich merchant of Palermo, having fallen ill through love of King Pietro of Sicily, asks his favourite musician

Theodore Meets in the Wood the Specter of His Ancestor Guido Cavalcanti, Chasing... 1783. Creator: Henry Fuseli
Theodore Meets in the Wood the Specter of His Ancestor Guido Cavalcanti, Chasing with Mastiffs His Former Disdainful Mistress, 1783

Ignorance and Want presented by a ghost appearing to Scrooge
537465 Ignorance and Want presented by a ghost appearing to Scrooge. by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Illustration by John Leech (1817-1864) for Charles Dickens (1812-1870) A Christmas Carol

Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving)
1000761 Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ghostly Knocker)

Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving)
1000760 Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrooge Objects to Christmas)

Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving)
1000763 Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving), by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last of the Spirits)

Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving)
1000762 Illustration for A Christmas Carol from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving), by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marley's Ghost)

The Chess Players, c. 1475 (tempera on wood)
3614020 The Chess Players, c.1475 (tempera on wood) by Verona, Liberale da (c.1445-c.1525); 34.9x41.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Panel from a cassone)

Scene from a Novella, c. 1475 (tempera on wood)
3614006 Scene from a Novella, c.1475 (tempera on wood) by Verona, Liberale da (c.1445-c.1525); 33x41 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Panel from a cassone)

A certain sinister block of building from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
5615707 A certain sinister block of building from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S.G

Title page from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S. G
5615711 Title page from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S.G. Hulme Beamam (1887-1932) for a 1930 edition.See more information below

The horror of my other self from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
5615710 The horror of my other self from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S.G. Hulme Beamam (1887-1932)See more information below

The features seemed to melt and alter from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
5615709 The features seemed to melt and alter from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S.G

Fled from the scene of these excesses at once glorying and trembling from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll
5615708 Fled from the scene of these excesses at once glorying and trembling from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Illustration by S.G

Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
3764871 Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

Dickens playbill: A Christmas Carol at Adelphi Theatre Royal
619170 Dickens playbill: A Christmas Carol at Adelphi Theatre Royal, February 26th 1814 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Preface in the Desobligeant (engraving)
962756 Preface in the Desobligeant (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preface in the Desobligeant)

The Pulse (engraving)
962761 The Pulse (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pulse. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne (Lippincott)

Italian womens costumes from the mid 15th century. From a fresco by Pinturicchio in the church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome

Ondine, 1910 (illustration)
5669737 Ondine, 1910 (illustration) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Ondine (Undine), a fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, in which Undine, a water spirit

He gave a kind of cry and whipped upstairs from the
5615868 He gave a kind of cry and whipped upstairs from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) illustrated by Charles Raymond Macauley (1871-1934)

Mr Utterson was aware of an odd, light foot-step drawing near from the
5615865 Mr Utterson was aware of an odd, light foot-step drawing near from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Cartoon, Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, seen here as the dashing Italian spy, Paolo Marcari, in Called Back, a production based on a novella by Hugh Conway. 1884

The Globe Theatre Programme, 21st April, 1884 (litho)
619174 The Globe Theatre Programme, 21st April, 1884 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; English, out of copyright

Female attendant, Birth of Virgin, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Female attendant in the Birth of the Virgin, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448 - 1494), engraving after a fresco in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy

Virgin proceeding to the Temple, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
The Virgin proceeding to the Temple with female attendants, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-1494), engraving after a fresco in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Date: 1485-1490

Illustration for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson (litho)
3100100 Illustration for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maria (engraving)
962764 Maria (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maria. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne (Lippincott)

The Temptation (engraving)
962763 The Temptation (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temptation. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne)

Le Patissier (engraving)
962762 Le Patissier (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Patissier. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne)

The Snuff-Box (engraving)
962757 The Snuff-Box (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snuff-Box. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne)

Dickens playbill: The Cricket on the Hearth at Theatre Royal, Derby
619171 Dickens playbill: The Cricket on the Hearth at Theatre Royal, Derby, January 15th, 1846 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Solely occupied by one thought -the horror of my other self from the
5615706 Solely occupied by one thought -the horror of my other self from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Illustration for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson (litho)
3100098 Illustration for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dickens playbill: The Haunted Man, at Adelphi Theatre Royal
619173 Dickens playbill: The Haunted Man, at Adelphi Theatre Royal, 28th December 1848 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The features seemed to melt and alter from the
5615713 The features seemed to melt and alter from the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) illustrated by E. J

Title page from first edition of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
5615861 Title page from first edition of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) published by Longmans, Green and Co, London in 1886

Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
3764862 Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

The Dead Ass (engraving)
962759 The Dead Ass (engraving) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dead Ass. Illustration for A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne)

Dickens playbill: The Battle of Life, at Theatre Royal, Norwich
619172 Dickens playbill: The Battle of Life, at Theatre Royal, Norwich, 26h January 1847 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: The Battle of Life)

Atala and Chactas Crossing a River, illustration from The Dore Gallery, engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90)
LLM438707 Atala and Chactas Crossing a River, illustration from The Dore Gallery, engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90), published c.1890 (digitally enhanced image) by Dore

Ondine, 1910 (illustration)
5669520 Ondine, 1910 (illustration) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Ondine (Undine), a fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, in which Undine, a water spirit

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Novella, a term that encompasses various forms of literature, from short stories to longer narratives, and is a genre that has captivated readers for centuries, offering glimpses into different worlds and exploring the depths of human emotions. In Charles Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol, " we are transported to Mr. Fezziwig's Ball, where joy and merriment fill the air. The illustration by John Leech brings this festive scene to life, reminding us of the importance of love and celebration during the holiday season. But novellas aren't limited to tales of Christmas cheer. In Samuel Johnson's "Rasselas, " we find ourselves alongside Rasselas and Imlac as they dig a tunnel in search of freedom and enlightenment. This captivating story delves into themes of longing for something more profound than what society offers. The name it also holds historical significance with Santa Maria Novella, an iconic church in Florence known for its stunning architecture and rich history. Just like this grand structure stands tall amidst time, novellas have stood as pillars in literature throughout centuries. Another notable example is found within Dickens' masterpiece when Ignorance and Want are presented by a ghost appearing to Scrooge. This haunting moment serves as a powerful reminder about societal issues that still plague our world today. Artistic depictions have also played their part in bringing novellas to life visually. Engravings from "The Christmas Books" showcase intricate illustrations capturing scenes from "A Christmas Carol. " These images transport us back in time while igniting our imagination with their detailed beauty. Even beyond Dickens' works lies another treasure - an enchanting painting titled "The Chess Players. " Created around 1475, it portrays individuals engaged in an intense game that mirrors the complexities found within novellas themselves – strategic moves intertwined with emotional depth. Similarly captivating is "Scene from a Novella, " another tempera on wood masterpiece dating back to the same era.