Readers Collection

The William Morris Clarion van
A man stands on a Clarion van under a banner reading Socialism talking to a crowd of people congregated around him. One holds a bicycle and other bicycles are visible by the van

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

The Strongest "
" The Strongest.". Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Long John Silver / Parrot
For generations of readers, the archetypal pirate is Long John Silver, the devious and malevolent villain of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island - parrot and all !

Gordon Highlander interrogated by German Officers
I won t - After a raid on the British lines in Northern France, a Gordon Highlander is being interrogated by German Officers.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914

The Farewell. Fortunino Matania, RI (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance train on the Western Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

With the field guns on the Western Front. A visit to a British battery. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

An engraving depicting an editor's office on Christmas Eve swamped by cards from satisfied readers, 19th century
5311036 An engraving depicting an editor's office on Christmas Eve swamped by cards from satisfied readers, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

The Home Advertisement
An advertisement for the winter number of The Home, an Australian quarterly magazine that exposed its readers to modern ideas about art and design concerning home furnishing and fashion

BBC radio announcers
Portraits of BBC radio announcers Frank Phillips, Joseph MacLeod, Alan Howland and Alvar Lidell. Date: circa 1940

Clarion Van
A group of people standing in front of Clarion van no. 2, some holding copies of the Clarion newspaper. Fred Bramley (TUC General Secretary 1923-1925) stands on the van. Date: c. 1907

Robert Blatchford and the Clarion van
A group of people sit on and stand around a new Clarion van (mobile propaganda vehicle) designed by Walter Crane, to celebrate its completion

Jessica Mitford at a book signing event
Jessica Mitford (Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford, 1917-1996), nicknamed Decca, English author, journalist, communist and political campaigner, one of the Mitford sisters

Reader with a Lamp, 1895 (colour litho)
1072236 Reader with a Lamp, 1895 (colour litho) by Rippl-Ronai, Jozsef (1861-1927); 19.4x14.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Reclining Reader, 1895 (litho)
1072232 The Reclining Reader, 1895 (litho) by Ranson, Paul (1863-1909); 13.3x22.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Beatrice and Patrick Haggerty Acquisition Fund, the Jolesch Acquisition Fund

Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho)
735859 Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman bookshop)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Here is the News
The Caption is Here is the News, and this is yours truly reading it. With radio being the most direct source of News, the broadcasts were avidly listened to

An Outdoor Literary Salon, early 19th century (colour litho)
CHT225272 An Outdoor Literary Salon, early 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Proof-readers marks (litho)
6013590 Proof-readers marks (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proof-readers marks)

Some branches of business life in which the blind have been trained to proficiency (b / w photo)
6008291 Some branches of business life in which the blind have been trained to proficiency (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Sewing Class, Guild of the Good Samaritan
A Sewing Class, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor, making up material sent by our readers. 1899

The Fortune Teller (chromolitho)
729351 The Fortune Teller (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortune Teller - Copy of a watercolor by J Llovera)

Inside a printing house (chromolitho)
964340 Inside a printing house (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside a printing house (interieur d imprimerie), a miniature from Chants Royaux

Calendar for 1902 (colour litho)
2807719 Calendar for 1902 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calendar for 1902. Calendrier pour 1902)

Readers of all classes devoured the news relating to Phileas Fogg
3501769 Readers of all classes devoured the news relating to Phileas Fogg, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Reading girl in pyjamas and night cap (colour litho)
3104371 Reading girl in pyjamas and night cap (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading girl in pyjamas and night cap)

South African Public Library (b / w photo)
3092370 South African Public Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Public Library)

Grand Comptoir de Bijouterie, Leon Bregere, Bordeaux, Vichy (chromolitho)
961397 Grand Comptoir de Bijouterie, Leon Bregere, Bordeaux, Vichy (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Comptoir de Bijouterie, Leon Bregere)

Le Journal Amusant (chromolitho)
961385 Le Journal Amusant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Journal Amusant)

In the famous Plug Street Wood. A relief party marching along Regent Street. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

The War Baby published in The Sphere, No. 2071 on the 30th September 1939. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
A wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school. He is being visited by an elegant lady who is seated beside the bed.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient. Afternoon tea in a ruined farmstead. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy
Illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him

This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. Studdy
Studdy dog shortly after his complete evolution into Bonzo. The dog is turning away in disgust from his owners portrait of him, painted in the style of Picasso

Christmas Story Y. M. C. A tableaux Readers 1934
The Christmas Story, Y.M.C.A. tableaux The Readers 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Readers 1897 Clarence H White American 1871-1925
The Readers, 1897. Clarence H. White (American, 1871-1925). Platinum print with graphite; image: 18.6 x 10.7 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)

Advertisement, Horners Penny Stories
Advertisement for Horners Penny Stories -- Have You Read Them? circa 1900

Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice. Drawn for an Italian Celebration on Italian Day, 7th October 1915, and disposed of in the streets in the form of a souvenir pocket handkerchief

Studdys Dog Studies: Brevity is the soul of wit by G. E. St
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a tearful Spaniel with a recently docked tail being grinned at by a smug cat. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines
Somewhere in France. A concert behind the lines. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

The Communication Trench. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

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