Literary Collection (page 6)

Elderly Man Praying With The Bible

Marilyn Monroe arriving at London airport with husband Arthur Miller watched by crowds of press photographers 1956

Russian Literary Giants - Chekov, Tolstoy and Gorky
Three Russian Literary Giants - (left) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Playwright and short story writer (centre) Count Lev (Leo) Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910)

Benjamin Pio Blanco Unzueta (1832-1902). Bolivian poet and journalist. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). Ukrainian poet. Engraving by La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1877. Colored

Herman Melville
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). American novelist. Moby Dick. Engraving

Portrait photograph of Maxim Gorky, Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist

Taras Szewczenko
TARAS GRIGORIVICH SZEWCZENKO (or Szevczenko) Ukrainian writer and artist, generally reckoned his countrys greatest literary figure. Date: 1814 - 1861

Illustration, stack of four hard cover books

CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. Father William standing on his head. Illustration by Sir John Tenniel to the first edition of Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland, 1865

Dantes Inferno, the gloomy wood
Dantes Inferno. Canto I, lines 1-2: In the midway of this our mortal life, I [Dante] found me in a gloomy wood, astray. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish
" CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer. " Los Trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda". Edition by Juan de la Cuesta. Madrid (1617)."

Toledo, Spain. A statue of the famous figure, Don Quixote

CARROLL: WHITE RABBIT 1865. The White Rabbit observing that he shall be too late: colored wood engraving after the design by Sir John Tenniel for the first edition, 1865

William Shakespeare, English playwright
William Shakespeare (15641616), English playwright, poet and writer. Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer of the English language

Mikael Agricolan Church, Helsinki, Finland
Mikael Agricolan Church in Helsinki, Finland. The Lutheran church is named after Bishop Mikael Agricola, who created the basis for the literary Finnish language. Date: circa 1935

Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio - Spanish playwright
Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635) - Spanish playwright and poet, one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century. Date: circa 1610

Pamela Hansford Johnson
Portrait of Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (1912 1981) - English novelist, playwright, poet and critic. 1967

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Carmen Sylva in his study. Engraving by Jonnard. The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored

Wylie-Tate Revue The Peep Show at the Hippodrome
Scenes and Stars of the Wylie-Tate Revue The Peep Show at the Hippodrome, London. 1921

Praca de Luiz de Camoes, Lisbon, Portugal
Statue of Luis Vaz de Camoes (considered Portugals and the Portuguese languages greatest poet), Praca de Luiz de Camoes, Lisbon, Portugal. Date: circa 1905

Marian Vayreda i Vila (1853-1903). Catalan writer. La Punyal
Marian Vayreda i Vila (1853-1903). Catalan writer. Renaissance. La Punyalada. Ilustration by Josep Berga (1837-1914) and Josep Berga Boada (1872-1923). La Ilustracion Catalana, 1903. Colored engraving

Home of poet Leigh Hunt, Chelsea, London, England
The Home of James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer and central figure of the English Romantic Movement

Arthur Quiller-Couch, British writer
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), British novelist, poet, anthologist and literary critic. circa 1890s

John Churton Collins, British literary critic
John Churton Collins (1848-1908), British literary critic, journalist, essayist and lecturer. circa 1890s

Maxim Gorky - Russian and Soviet writer
Maxim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov) (1868-1936) - Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the Socialist realism literary method and a political activist. Date: circa 1910s

Theophile Gautier (1811-1872). French poet, dramatist, journalist, and art and literary critic. Engraving. Portrait. Colored

Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844). Russian poet. Portrait. Engr
Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844). Russian poet. Romanticism style. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice. Shylock and Tubal. Engraving. Colored

Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616). Engraving by G
Don Quixote. Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th century. Colored

Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896). French writer, literary critic, art critic. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Adam Bernard Micki (1798-1855). Polish writer and political activist. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism. Monument by polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909). Neo-Classicist, 1898. Warsaw

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Engraving. Colored
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Engraving by Dufourneau in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1883. Colored

Summer residence of Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Engraving
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Summer residence. Engraving int The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored

Andres Bello (1781A?i?1865) Venezuelan humanist, poet, philosopher. Engraving, 1881. Colored

Victor Hugo (1802-1885). French poet, novelist, and dramatist to the Romantic movement. Victor Hugo after his death. Engraving by H. Thiriat. The Iberian illustration, 1885. Colored

Book of Games, 1282, by Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)
Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284). King of Castile and Leon. Book of Games. Seville, 1282. Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Spain

Jose Coll Vehi (1823 -1876). Engraving. Colored
Jose Coll Vehi (1823 -1876). Spanish literary theorist. Engraving in History of Spain, edited by Blas Cami, 1910. Colored

Paul the sharper, by spanish writer Francisco de Quevedo (15
Paul the sharper. Picaresque novel by spanish writer of the baroque era Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645). Written around 1604 and published in 1626. Illustration (19th century). Book I. Chapter X

Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Detail
Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial Romanesque-Byzantin, folio 1. Manuscript 228. Library University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

L Avenc. Cover. 1884
L Avenc. Catalan literary and artistic magazine, founded in Barcelona in 1881. Cover of a copy of the January 31, 1884 with a portrait to Angel Guimera

HEINE, Heinrich (1797- 1856). German writer
HEINE, Heinrich (Du?sseldorf, 1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885. Coloured

Herder, Johann Gottfried (1744-1803). German writer and philosopher. Colored engraving

Delphine Girardin - 4
DELPHINE GIRARDIN French literary and social figure, wife of Emile G. Date: 1804 - 1855

Delphine Girardin - 3
DELPHINE GIRARDIN French literary and social figure, wife of Emile G. Date: 1804 - 1855

Pierre-Louis Guingene
PIERRE-LOUIS GUINGENE French literary critic Date: 1748 - 1816

William Fairbairn
WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN Engineer of Manchester, former president of the Literary and Philosophical Society of that city. Date: 1789 - 1874

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