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Reading Collection (page 3)

Immerse yourself in the world of reading, where imagination knows no bounds. From An Ideal Home No. II to The Folding Garden, discover hidden treasures within the pages

Background imageReading Collection: King Alfred Reading

King Alfred Reading
KING OF THE WEST SAXONS King Alfred reading

Background imageReading Collection: Girl Reading in Tree

Girl Reading in Tree
A little girl hides, high up in a linden tree, reading her book

Background imageReading Collection: Reading book on the beach, windsurfing and islands in the distance, the Maldives

Reading book on the beach, windsurfing and islands in the distance, the Maldives, Indian Ocean

Background imageReading Collection: An 8-year old girl reading, France, Europe

An 8-year old girl reading, France, Europe

Background imageReading Collection: Sikh Shrine

Sikh Shrine, Pakistan, Asia

Background imageReading Collection: Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Background imageReading Collection: Fox Talbot Studio

Fox Talbot Studio
The studio of W H Fox Talbot at Reading : he is the figure standing on the right

Background imageReading Collection: French Palmistry Manual

French Palmistry Manual
L ART DE LIRE DANS LES LIGNES DE LA MAIN ( The art of reading the lines of the hand ) - a popular French manual

Background imageReading Collection: Bristol Uni Students

Bristol Uni Students
Women students at Bristol University reading in the library

Background imageReading Collection: Dr Johnson / Reading / Oval

Dr Johnson / Reading / Oval
Dr Samuel Johnson Writer

Background imageReading Collection: Reading in a Field

Reading in a Field
A girl stands in a field reading her book

Background imageReading Collection: Swedish Peasant Interior

Swedish Peasant Interior
Swedish peasant interior, with tapestries, ornamental crockery, decorated chests, a loom, a grandfather clock and a cat

Background imageReading Collection: Couple celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary, February 1942

Couple celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary, February 1942
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N21254

Background imageReading Collection: January - A year of good reading ahead

January - A year of good reading ahead. Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Date between 1936 and 1941

Background imageReading Collection: Reading Abbey, Berkshire

Reading Abbey, Berkshire
Two horsemen stop to speak with a pedestrian, near the ruins of Reading Abbey, Berkshire (4 of 4) Date: circa 1770

Background imageReading Collection: Edmund Spenser reading to Raleigh

Edmund Spenser reading to Raleigh
Edmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland

Background imageReading Collection: Fishy! by W. Heath Robinson

Fishy! by W. Heath Robinson
The Poacher. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Background imageReading Collection: Tibetan Buddhist monk reading scriptures at the Boudha

Tibetan Buddhist monk reading scriptures at the Boudha stupa at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Background imageReading Collection: Saint Agnes Reading

Saint Agnes Reading
SAINT AGNES reading a book, while a very small lamb rests beside her

Background imageReading Collection: Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01

Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP at the despatch box

Background imageReading Collection: Girl Reads Struwelpeter

Girl Reads Struwelpeter
A young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter

Background imageReading Collection: Dog Begging Owner

Dog Begging Owner
Her dachshund is proposing a walk : she is reluctant to abandon her book just as its getting interesting, but she will probably yield

Background imageReading Collection: CAGLIOSTRO

CAGLIOSTRO
GIUSEPPE BALSAMO, known as CAGLIOSTRO, demonstrating induced clairvoyance using hypnotised child as a medium capable of reading thoughts

Background imageReading Collection: Holmes & Watson / Baker St

Holmes & Watson / Baker St
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN Holmes & his dear Watson at Baker Street

Background imageReading Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Argentinian pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, elected as Pope in 2013

Background imageReading Collection: Reading woman, 1911. Creator: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)

Reading woman, 1911. Creator: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Reading woman, 1911. Private Collection

Background imageReading Collection: Extension of the British Museum, London

Extension of the British Museum, London
Extension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914

Background imageReading Collection: Two women sitting on a beach

Two women sitting on a beach. Date of Photograph:1910-1920 ca

Background imageReading Collection: ALCOTT: LITTLE WOMEN. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March read a letter with their mother

ALCOTT: LITTLE WOMEN. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March read a letter with their mother. Engraved illustration from the book, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, originally published in 1868

Background imageReading Collection: A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads a very old

A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads a very old, beautifully illustrated bible beside the entrance to the rock-hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi

Background imageReading Collection: The Bookworm

The Bookworm 1920

Background imageReading Collection: Abraham Lincoln and his family, 1860s

Abraham Lincoln and his family, 1860s
President Abraham Lincoln and his family reading a book in the White House. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageReading Collection: William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor

William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor
William Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here at his desk

Background imageReading Collection: HEAVEN AS A GARDEN

HEAVEN AS A GARDEN
Heaven depicted as a walled garden, with the Virgin Mary reading a book, saints, an angel, a monkey and a dead dragon Date: 15th century

Background imageReading Collection: Manchester Uniteds George Best enjoys breakfast as landlady Mary Fullaway looks

Manchester Uniteds George Best enjoys breakfast as landlady Mary Fullaway looks on, in her home at Aycliffe Avenue, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. January 1972

Background imageReading Collection: Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. 15th December 1921

Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. 15th December 1921. R33359

Background imageReading Collection: Women workers in the Permanent Way Dept at Reading, 1943

Women workers in the Permanent Way Dept at Reading, 1943
Three ladies from the Permanent Way Department are pictured here at Reading in April 1943 off-loading wooden blocks from a wagon

Background imageReading Collection: USA, New England, Vermont, Reading, Jenne Farm, autumn, dawn

USA, New England, Vermont, Reading, Jenne Farm, autumn, dawn

Background imageReading Collection: A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. Artist: HW Fincham

A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. Artist: HW Fincham
A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageReading Collection: High fashion evening hairstyles with accessories 1912

High fashion evening hairstyles with accessories 1912
French models wearing elegant headdresses. Date: 1912

Background imageReading Collection: Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and Frances Doble by Yevonde

Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and Frances Doble by Yevonde
Sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg pictured with his fiancee, the actress, Frances Doble, prior to their marriage on 16 December 1929. Date: 1929

Background imageReading Collection: Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858

Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858
Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth). The Guru is sitting before the Grunt h (sacred text)

Background imageReading Collection: The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, Oxfordshire

The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, Oxfordshire
Taken early 20th cent. Still standing and known now as Black Boy Cottage. At this time also doubling up (very common for the period) as the village post office. Date: early 1900s

Background imageReading Collection: SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson on the school steps in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

Background imageReading Collection: Advertisement for Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd

Advertisement for Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd. of Aladdin House, South Street, London. Date: c.1924

Background imageReading Collection: Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Artist: George Clausen

Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Artist: George Clausen
Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Painting housed at Lotherton Hall, Leeds. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

Background imageReading Collection: The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Pieter Brueghel the

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Pieter Brueghel the
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageReading Collection: Lloyds Coffee House, London

Lloyds Coffee House, London. 1798



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