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Virginia Woolfcirca 1933: English critic, novelist and essayist Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941). (Photo by Central Press/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)
Man holding a book in the stairwell, nostalgic portrait
Man with book in a stairwell, nostalgic portrait
Senior citizen couple, woman wearing a headset looking at a netbook or laptop, man reading a book
Monument to Goethe and Schiller, German National Theatre, Theaterplatz square, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Monument to Herder, 1850, Herderplatz square in front of Herderkirche Church, bronze by sculptor Ludwig Schaller, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Shepherds AdoreCirca 4 BC, Adoration Of Shepherds. The shepherds and angels gather at the stable to worship the baby Jesus. Original Artwork: A painting by Piorenzo di Loranzo (Perugia)
FaithCirca 25 AD, One of the followers of Jesus Christ touches his clothing. Original Artwork: Faith by E Armitage. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)
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
Charles (John Huffam) Dickens (1812-70), English author (B&W)
Juliusz SlowackiThe body of the Polish poet Juliusz Slowacki leaves Paris on its way to a new resting place in Poland, circa 1927. For 30 years the body had been in Montmartre, Paris. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)
Sussex Homecirca 1920: Batemans, the Sussex home of the English author and poet, Rudyard Kipling. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Pamela1744, Pamela Tells A Nursery Tale, an illustration of Richardsons Pamela, by Joseph Highmore, on show at the Royal Academy Exhibition of British Art
Shakespeares BirthEnglish playwright William Shakespeares birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Original Artwork: Drawing by Green in the Gentlemans Magazine
Famous Shop26th August 1948: A view of The Old Curiosity Shop, as immortalised by Charles Dickens, in Portsmouth Street, London, with pictures displayed behind the windows
Top WithinsMarch 1955: Top Withins, on the North Yorkshire moors near Haworth, the setting for Emily Brontes romantic novel Wuthering Heights. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Huangshan, The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above
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)
Tennessee Williams1971: US playwright Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983). (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)
Wells Lecture1944: English author H G Wells (Herbert George Wells, 1866 - 1946) lecturing at the Czechoslovakian Institute in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)
Stravinsky Conducts8th December 1958: Russian-born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducting
H G WellsEnglish novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940
TS Eliot2nd June 1951: American-English poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). He wrote amongst many other things, The Waste Land and the plays, The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral
Giant Dethroned13th January 1951: On a January day on a bomb site near Oxford Street in London, a plaster model of Santa Claus languishes forgotten, along with the seasons festivities
Thomas Leaning10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953). Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub. 1946 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Bernard Shaw20th July 1946: Irish dramatist, writer and social reformer, George Bernard Shaw in the garden of his home in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Dylan Thomas10th August 1946: Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), Welsh poet and playwright. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - A Nest Of Singing Birds - pub
Langston HughesPortrait of American poet, author, and journalist Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) laughing. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Louisa May AlcottHeadshot portrait of American writer Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oliver Wendell HolmesPortrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) American poet, essayist, novelist and physician, seated with his elbow on a table, circa 1881. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Nathaniel HawthorneAn illustration of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864), who wrote The Scarlet Letter, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Major Fitz-David set matters right in his irresistible way - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Invisible DoorShe opened an invisible side-door in the wall... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Man In The ChairThe man in the chair sprang out... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
That Rude Uncivil TouchLeft to right: Valentine, Proteus, Silvia and Julia (dressed as a man) in act V, scene 4 of William Shakespeares play Two Gentlemen of Verona
