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Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot AlbatrossVintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet
Bronte Sisters by Patrick Branwell Brontecirca 1834: English writers Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte. Original Artwork: Painting by their brother, Patrick Branwell Bronte who painted himself among his sisters
Dylan Thomas Drinking & SmokingWelsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) drinking a glass of beer and smoking while seated at a desk with stacks of his books of poetry, New York City, c. 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dylan Thomas10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub
Elizabeth GaskellEnglish novelist and biographer of Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, nee Stevenson, (1810 - 1865). Original Artwork: Drawing by George Richmond. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Agatha Christiecirca 1925: English novelist Agatha Christie (1891 - 1976). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Iris MurdochAnglo-Irish prize winning novelist, playwright and philosopher, Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Alice and the Jabberwocky Knight engraving 1899Thought the Looking-Glass and What Alice found there
Graham Greene14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame from the book by Victor Hugo. Original Artwork: Illustrator - Antoine Wiertz of Brussels (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame engraving 1888The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Scene From Last Of The MohicansIllustration of a scene from James Fenimore Coopers 1826 novel Last of the Mohicans: a Narrative of 1757 shows two men on horseback in European clothes
George Bernard Shaw30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Fox And HoundsNovember 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod
Robert the Bruce at the altar of enemy
Walden PondIllustration of Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, 19th Century (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Burns Cottage1759: Burns Cottage in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1759. Engraving by G. Cook after a drawing by J. O. Brown from an old engraving
W Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), English author and master of short stories. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
Maugham Plays Bridge27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club, contemplates his hand
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water SnakesVintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water snakes
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - The Ghost ShipVintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Bleak HouseVintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!
A Scene From EvangelineA scene of Acadians (French settlers of the Canadian Maritime Provinces) as they dance and frolic to a fiddlers tune while a clergyman looks on in an illustration (after F.O.C)
Victor Hugo4th March 1868: French poet, author and leader of the French Romantic movement Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Conan Doylecirca 1895: British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), creator of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at Edinburgh University
The Grange at North End in Fulham, circa 1900. It was here, in the mid-eighteenth century, that English novelist Samuel Richardson wrote his famous works, Pamela
Charlotte Brontecirca 1840: English novelist Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855). Original Artwork: Portrait by Thompson. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
La Fontaines Fables - Fox and the GoatVintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fox and the Goat
Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization
St. George of merry EnglandVintage engraving of a verse from Spensers Faerie Queene, with an image of Saint George and the Dragon. 1892
Tennessee Williams23rd March 1965: Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier (1911 - 1983), American playwright, in London to attend the first night of Night Of The Iguana at the Savoy Theatre
Holmess Creatorcirca 1930: Scottish novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Tennessee WilliamsUS playwright Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) reclining with a glass. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
WB YeatsIrish poet William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weller At The White hartSamuel Pickwick (right) meets Sam Weller (left) for the first time, at the White Hart Inn, in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837
Monck Masons AirshipThe Victoria, an early airship built by English aviator Thomas Monck Mason, 1843. American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is doneVintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Game is done ! I ve won I ve won ! Quoth she, and whistles thrice
Alice and the mirror engraving 1899Thought the Looking-Glass and What Alice found there
Alice and the Cheshire cat engraving 1898Alices Adventures in Wonderland
For Your Eyes OnlyEnglish author Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) in his study with a copy of For Your Eyes Only, one of the series of James Bond novels that he wrote. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Cartland In Dress1930: Mrs A G McCorquodale, aka English romantic novelist Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000), wearing an evening dress. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
La Fontaines Fables - Torrent and the RiverVintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Torrent and the River. A Horse and rider try to cross a flooded river ford
Canterbury Tales - The FriarThe Friar, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century
Canterbury Tales - The PrioressThe Prioress, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century
Canterbury Tales - The MerchantThe Merchant, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century
Canterbury Tales - The SummonerThe Summoner - who appears to be delivering a summons from an ecclesiastical court - a character in " The Canterbury Tales"