Tunbridge Wells, Kent: visitors to the wells and characters of the town in August 1748. Etching after T. Loggon, 1804.

Observations on man, his frame, his duty, and his expectations. In two parts / By David Hartley.

A man with papers in his hand looks questioningly at a young woman (Pamela) who turns her face away. Engraving by C. Warren, 1801, after R. Corbould.

Two women leave the room as a young man holds the hands of a girl and inclines his head towards her. Engraving by A. Birrel after T. Stothard.

People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.

Writers: twenty portraits of essayists and novelists. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

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