Literature & theater Gallery

La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s

Conversation among French authors La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne

Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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