Nineteenth Collection (page 7)

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848 - 1930. British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. From Forty Wonderful Years, published 1938

Portrait of Jeanne-Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier, 1777 - 1849, aka Madame Recamier and Juliette. French socialite. After the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros aka Baron Gros

Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow, 1828 -1899. British judge and Conservative Party politician. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894

London Bridge, England in 1898. From Forty Wonderful Years, published 1938

The Homecoming of The Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of 19th-century Dorset agricultural labourers who were arrested for and convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840 - 1899. British orientalist. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894

Anthony Wilson Thorold, 1825 - 1895. Anglican Bishop of Winchester in the Victorian era. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, 1809 - 1892. Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

George VI, 1895 - 1952. King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. From Forty Wonderful Years, published 1938

First communication with the natives of Prince Regents Bay. John Ross explored Prince Regents Bay in north-west Greenland during his 1818 expedition

Mary Augusta Ward, nee Arnold, 1851 - 1920. British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Anthony Trollope, 1815 - 1882. English novelist of the Victorian era. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, 1821 - 1915. Canadian father of Confederation, Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet, 1843 - 1911. English Liberal and Radical politician. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894

Engraving titled Goethe in Weimar by German painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805-1874) depicting a performance of Iphigenia in Tauris featuring Goethe as Orestes, Karl August as Pylades

John Henry Newman, 1801 - 1890. Catholic cardinal and theologian. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Robert Browning, 1812 - 1889. English poet and playwright. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

James Freeman Clarke, 1810 - 1888. American theologian and author. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Henry Smith Williams, 1863 - 1943. American medical doctor, lawyer, and author. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Honore de Balzac, 1799 - 1850. French novelist and playwright. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

The Elephant and Castle, south London, England in 1830. From The Martyrs of Tolpuddle, published 1934

Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs

Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846 - 1915. British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal and an accomplished classical scholar. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894

Isabel, Lady Burton, 1831 - 1896, nee Isabel Arundell. Writer and the wife and partner of explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. Seen here aged 21

Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824 - 1895. French author and playwright. Seen here aged 40. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 - 1832. German writer and statesman. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Edward Dowden, 1843 -1913. Irish critic and poet. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900
Edward Dowden, 1843 -1913. Irish critic and poet. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

A volcano in eruption. From The Worlds Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883

A floating iceberg. From The Worlds Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883

A glacier. From The Worlds Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, 1859 -1930. British writer and physician. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

La Rue Jean Tison, Paris, France in the 19th century. From L Illustration, published 1936

Prince Boris Nikolaevich Yusupov, 1794-1849. After the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros aka Baron Gros. From L Illustration, published 1936

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1771 - 1835, aka Baron Gros. French history and neoclassical painter. From L Illustration, published 1936

The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, in the 19th century, spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary

John Fiske, 1842 - 1901. American philosopher and historian. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

James Madison, Jr. 1751 - 1836. American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

The Old South Church, aka New Old South Church or Third Church, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Alphonse Daudet, 1840 - 1897. French novelist. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, 1853 - 1931, aka Hall Caine. British author. Seen here in his study. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Gads Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England. Home of Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 - 1870. English writer and social critic. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

The death of Dora, illustration from the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 - 1870. English writer and social critic

Dover Beach, after the painting by Turner. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

The home of Tennyson, Farringford House, Isle of White, England. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, 1809 -1892. Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland

Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 1802 - 1870, aka Alexandre Dumas, pere. French writer. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

"All the town turned out to see the Alderney"Illustration from the novel Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
" All the town turned out to see the Alderney" Illustration from the novel Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, 1787 - 1874. French historian, orator, and statesman. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

"We cast off and moved away from the wreck". Illustration from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann
" We cast off and moved away from the wreck". Illustration from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

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