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Bernard Shaw At 90July 1946: Irish dramatist and writer George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in a garden at the time of his 90th birthday. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4140 - Ninety This Month - pub
Bridge Party27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club
Emily Brontecirca 1835: English poet and author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte (1818 - 1848). Original Artwork: Painting by Charlotte Bronte. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Oedipus RexRussian born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducts a BBC performance of his opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex, with text by French poet
Charles DickensPortrait of Charles Dickens. Engraving from 1870 photo by D Walker
Evidence Destroyed Dickens EngravingEngraved Illustrations of The Evidence Destroyed by Charles Dickens Engraving from Collieras Unabridged Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens. Volume 1. Published in 1870
Famous Writers - Dickens, Wadsworth Wadsworth Longfellow & BulwerVintage engraving from 1874 showing Charles Dickens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry Bulwer
Charles Dickens, 1861Portrait of Charles Dickens, 1861
Hand Colored Charles Dickens EngravingEngraved Illustrations of beautifully hand-colored Charles Dickens Engraving from Collieras Unabridged Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens
Roman literatureillustration of a Tullius Cicero, Horatius flaccus, Terentius Afer, Virgilius maro, plinius Secund, Titus Livius
MARCUS TULLIUS speech to the people of RomeMARCUS TULLIUS the Roman writer, statesman and orator delivering a speech to the people of Rome
Jean de JoinvilleIllustrration of a Jean de Joinville
Francesco Petrarca and Charles IV - Holy Roman EmperorIllustration of a Francesco Petrarca and Charles IV - Holy Roman Emperor
Publius Ovidius NasoIllustration of a Publius Ovidius Naso, a Roman poet
Cornelius Tacitusillustration of a Cornelius Tacitus (c.56 AD-after 117 AD), Roman senator
Apostle PaulIllustration of a Apostle Paul
Homer- Ancient Greek poetIllustration of a Homer- Ancient Greek poet
Pindar ( circa 518a circa 438 bc ), Greek lyric poetIllustration of Pindar ( circa 518a circa 438 bc ), Greek lyric poet
Homer delights the strange fishermen by his singingIllustration of a Homer delights the strange fishermen by his singing
Blaise Pascal engraving 1881Le Monde Physique par Amedee Guillemin - Paris / Librairie Hachette et Cie 1881
Aeschylus (c. 525 / 524 BC-c. 456 / 455 BC), Greek tragedianIllustration of a Aeschylus (c.525/524 BC-c.456/455 BC), Greek tragedian
Aesop, an ancient Greek fabulist and story teller (620a'564 BC)Illustration of a Aesop, an ancient Greek fabulist and story teller (620a'564 BC)
Uncle Toms Cabin IllustrationAn illustration of an African-American slave from the novel Uncle Toms Cabin, by American novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Marcus Tullius Cicero, a politician, scholar, lawyer, and writer, addressing group of men
Jacob Ludwig GrimmGerman philologist and folklorist Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785 - 1863), co-author with his brother Wilhelm of Grimms Fairy Tales
Walt Whitmancirca 1885: Walt Whitman (1819 - 1891) American poet, democrat and author. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)
Virginia Woolfcirca 1933: English critic, novelist and essayist Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Benjamin DisraeliBritish writer and statesman Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881). (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Arthur Conan Doylecirca 1925: Scottish writer of detective stories and historical romances Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), creator of Sherlock Holmes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Statue of Walther von der Vogelweide, Franconia Fountain, Residenzplatz square, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround
Monument to Herder, 1850, Herderplatz square in front of Herderkirche Church, bronze by sculptor Ludwig Schaller, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Monument to Janis Rainis, 1865-1929, Latvian National poet and writer, granite, Esplanade Park, Centrs neighbourhood, Riga, Riga pilseta, Latvia
Monument to Johann Gottfried Herder at the Cathedral, Vecpilseta, Riga, Riga pilseta, Latvia
Sir Arthur Doylecirca 1900: British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at Edinburgh University and practised as a physician during the 2nd Boer War
Arthur Conan Doylecirca 1905: British doctor and creator of literary detective Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Grand Novelist1868: A close-up profile of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
William Morriscirca 1875: English artist, designer, writer, leader of the Arts & Craft Movement and early socialist William Morris (1834 - 1896) who is best remembered for his wallpaper designs
Sussex Homecirca 1920: Batemans, the Sussex home of the English author and poet, Rudyard Kipling. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Somerset MaughamBritish novelist and playwright W Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) relaxes on a sofa. Original Publication: People Disc - HH0153 (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Kingsley Amis13th August 1975: British novelist and comic writer Kingsley Amis (1922 - 1995) looks unsure about his glass of wine. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Amis And Howard6th July 1965: English novelist and poet Sir Kingsley Amis with his second wife, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, on a seafront. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Fleming Smoking1960: Ian Fleming, British author and creator of James Bond, smoking with a cigarette holder. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
WS Maugham13th October 1960: English writer William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965). (Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Graham Greene2nd December 1975: English screenwriter, playwright, travel writer, essayist and best selling novelist Graham Greene (1904 - 1991). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Barbara CartlandMrs A G McCorquodale (1901 - 2000) who is designing all the costumes for and also producing the Pageant of the Superstitions for a Halloween Ball at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of the Townswomens
Cartland And Dog1st May 1930: English romantic novelist (Mary) Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901 - 2000) holding a pet dog. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
Barbaras Glidercirca 1930: Romance novelist Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000) poses beside the glider in which she made the first long distance towed journey in England, from Hanworth to Reading
Igor StravinskyRussian-born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducting. Works include the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927) the melodrama Pers+phone (1934)
