Literary Collection (page 7)

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

Austin Dobson
AUSTIN DOBSON English poet and literary critic, best known for his series of Eighteenth century vignettes which I devoured as a child. Date: 1840 - 1921

Austin Dobson (Photo)
AUSTIN DOBSON English poet and literary critic, best known for his series of Eighteenth century vignettes which I devoured as a child. Date: 1840 - 1921

Philarete Chasles
PHILARETE CHASLES French journalist and literary critic, Anglophile, librarian. Date: 1788 - 1873

Hester Chapone
HESTER (nee Mulso) CHAPONE writer, friend of Johnson and other literary figures. Date: 1727 - 1801

Eliz. Ogilvy Benger
ELIZABETH OGILVY BENGER Precocious child whose strenuous efforts to enter the literary world led to poems, novels and historical bio- graphies, all well received. Date: 1778 - 1827

George Steevens - Evans
George Steevens (1736 - 1800) Scholar and literary critic, seen here with his dog

Jac Kerner / Weinsberg Hom
JUSTINUS ADREAS CHRISTIAN KERNER Home at Weinsberg of the German poet and physician: it became a literary mecca Date: 1786 - 1862

Giosue Carducci / Corcos
GIOSUE CARDUCCI Italian poet and Professor of literary history Date: 1835 - 1907

LA HARPE (1739 - 1803)
JEAN-FRANCOIS DE LA HARPE French playwright and literary critic Date: 1739 - 1803

Mary Delany / Hampton
MARY DELANY (nee Granville), English literary correspondent of Swift, and floral artist Date: 1700 - 1788

Mary Delany
MARY DELANY (nee Granville), English literary correspondent of Swift, and floral artist Date: 1700 - 1788

City of London Inst 1839
LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION Aimed at the intellectual improvement of professional people Date: 1839

Aug Stopford Brooke
Augustus Stopford BROOKE scholar and literary critic Date: 1832 - 1916

Thomas Warton - Reynolds
Thomas Warton (1728 - 1790) Literary historian and critic, and poet laureate 1785-90

Irving & Lit Friends
WASHINGTON IRVING American author and his literary friends at Sunnyside Date: circa 1883

Madeleine de Souvre, Marquise de Sable (1599-1678) - French writer and saloniste, Date: 1599 - 1678

Edward Dowden
EDWARD DOWDEN Irish literary critic Date: 1843 - 1913

The Invisible Man. Griffins early experiment on a cat

The Invisible Man in the laboratory
The Invisible Man. Griffin experiments

The rear view of Carlyles House from the Garden - Chelsea
The rear view of the House of Thomas and Jane Carlyle from the Garden - 24 Cheyne Row (formerly 5 Great Cheyne Row), Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1903

View from Manchester bookshop
The circular door handles of a Manchester bookshop echo the wheels of a bicycle out in the street, leaning against a parking meter near the old Alitalia airline office

QUINTANA, Manuel Jos頨1777-1857). Spanish writer
QUINTANA, Manuel Jos頨 1777-1857). Spanish writer and liberal politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk (1846-1916). Polish writer, Nobel Prize winner in 1905. Engraving

SALLUST (86-35 BC). Roman historian. Engraving

ALARCON Y MENDOZA, Juan Ru�de (1580-1639). Novohispanic
ALARCON Y MENDOZA, Juan Ru� de (1580-1639). Novohispanic dramatists of the Golden Age. Engraving

BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Design for a front cover of The Yellow Book (not used), reproduced in The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley, rev. ed. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1911

BALAGUER CIRERA, Victor (1824-1901). Catalan Spanish politician and author, one of the main figures of Renaixen硠 movement. Engraving

TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). RIBERA, Jos頨 1588-1652). Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Sevilla. Fine Arts Museum

MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, Francisco (1787-1862). Spanish liberal politician and writer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

MISTRAL, Fr餩ric (1830-1914). French writer
MISTRAL, Fr餩 ric (1830-1914). French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Illustration of Mir詯 (Mireille). 1930

CHARLES V of France, called the Wise (1500-1558). King of France (1364-1380), member of the Valois dynasty. Coronation of Charles V. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, Bernal (1496-1584). Spanish conquistador. He wrote The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. Cover of The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. 1632

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