Literature Collection

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

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

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Dante
Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving

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Alexandre Dumass Three Musketeers in a sword-fight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

New England Primer page
Lesson page in the New England Primer, edition of about 1811. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

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Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

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Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut

Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s
School reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Odysseus returns home
Return of Ulysses to his wife, Penelope, after ten years absence. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship
The legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hagen killing Siegfried
Siegfried, the warrior slain by Hagen in Germanic legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities illlustration
Sydney Carton at the guillotine in Dickenss " A Tale of Two Cities." Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

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

Writing with a quill pen
Scholar using a quill pen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial boy learning to read at home
Grandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroom
Boys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800s
Pupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Achilles in the Trojan Wars
Achilles in battle in the Trojan Wars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Greek vase illustration

Theatrical performance in ancient Athens
Performance at the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Opening page of " Hamlet, " from Shakespeares First Quarto. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

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Title page of Shakespeares " Sonnets, " London, 1609, first edition. Woodcut reproduction witih a watercolor wash

Robert Burns poem illustration
Courtship in a field of barley, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

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Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Sinbad studying with scholars in India
Sinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Schoolbook page, 1870s
Book illustration of children on their way to school, 1870s. Document containing a woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Scribes using the stylus and other means of writing in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut

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Hamlet and his fathers ghost, a scene from Shakespeares play. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Cover of Brothers Grimm tales from a German edition published in Berlin, 1865. Antique printed book cover

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Phantom ship luring a sailing vessel to its doom on the rocks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ghost ship with its crew of death
Skeletons sailing a phantom-ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ship in stormy seas from Coleridges " Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

Hand-colored woodcut
Gulliver in Lilliput, from Jonathan Swifts " Gullivers Travels." Hand-colored woodcut of a Thomas Stothard illustration

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Fieldings Tom Jones refused admittance by the noblemans porter. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

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Evangeline, an illustration from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Robert Burnss literary mare, Maggie
Farmer addressing his mare Maggie, illustration of a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Sinbads companion eaten by a giant in one of the tales in 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

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Sinbad in peril among the elephants, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Schahriar hearing one of the 1001 Nights stories from Sheherazade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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