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  • People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.
  • People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.
  • Grand & novel attraction : Miss Julia Pastrana
  • A father reading a novel with an affecting plot to his wife and daughters. Drawing, ca. 1810 (?).
  • An episode in the novel 'Paul Periwinkle': Colonel Sprightly in prison having his hair cut. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).
  • Grand & novel attraction : Miss Julia Pastrana, the nondescript : from the United States and Canada / Regent Gallery, 69, & 71, Quadrant, Regent Street.
  • An elderly woman reading a novel by the fire asks her maid to change her library books, with a preference for romantic fiction. Lithograph after R. Seymour.
  • A doctor giving a diagnosis of tonsillitis to a patient who is an author, the patient replies it will be useful for his next novel. Reproduction of a drawing after Beauchamp, 1927.
  • An episode in the novel Old London Bridge by G.H. Rodwell: an attack by robbers on a cottage on Putney Heath, London, is resisted with gunfire by two of the occupants, Edward Osborne and The Cripple of the Bridge. Etching by A. Ashley, 1848.
  • An episode in the novel Niccolò de' Lapi. by Massimo D'Azeglio: a massacre in a church during the Sack of Rome is interrupted by the arrival of the soldier of fortune Fanfulla da Lodi. Wood engraving by A. Centenari and G. Sabbatini after R. Venturi.
  • Last week but one, Wednesday, March 15, and Friday, 17, 1826 : M. Henry will have the honour of repeating his third annual entertainment of "Table Talk", under the title of Odd Sayings and Queer Doings, introductory of his novel and astonishing illusions metamorphoses, prestiges, &c. &c.
  • An episode in 'Rookwood', a novel by W. Harrison Ainsworth: Luke Bradley, who is threatening Eleanor Mowbray with a dagger, is himself threatened by Ranulph Rookwood with a sword, but Ranulph is suddenly restrained by Dick Turpin. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after J. Cawse, 1837.
  • An episode in the novel Nicholas Nickleby: Ralph Nickleby, seated on a high stool, and Arthur Gride, sitting on a low chair, conspire to defraud Madeline Bray of her inheritance; Newman Noggs eavesdrops on their conversation from the door. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 1839.
  • A man and woman about to kiss, a pair of hands joined, children dancing, a novel toilet seat, a table set for dinner, a razor and a toothbrush, an extended condom and a splatter of blood; with a warning that the only protection from AIDS is information on protection; an advertisement by AIDES Lorraine Nord. Colour lithograph by Communatuté Municipale de Madrid.
  • A couple kiss with the message: "If you are starting a novel for the first time, here are your first lines: ... inexperience, emotion, apprehension about having sex" with a warning about the necessity of talking about protection before sex to avoid the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases or HIV; advertisement for the Fil Santé Jeunes and SIDA Info Service by the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie. Colour lithograph.
  • Plectranthus argentatus S.T.Blake Lamiaceae Silver spurflower. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Little is known of its chemical constituents. It does contain many novel diterpenoids in its leaf glands (Alder, A.C. et al, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2004, 67(6): 1523 – 1530).This genus has had some species from the genus Coleus incorporated into it, and these form a separate clade on phylogenetic analysis. The species in the ‘Coleus’ clade have a higher incidence of medicinal usage, being used to treat digestive, skin, infective and respiratory problems. They contain monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and diterpenoids. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde.
  • Chinese manuscript Ti-i ch'i-shu.
  • Christopher Isherwood. Process print, 196-, after H. Coster, ca. 1936.
  • Christopher Isherwood. Process print, 196-, after H. Coster, ca. 1936.
  • The figure of a woman divided in two parts: half skeleton, half lady of fashion, standing next to a obelisk inscribed with biblical quotations. Etching, 17--, attributed to V. Green.
  • An elderly alchemist (Michael Sendivogius or Sędziwój?) conducting an experiment in front of Emperor Rudolf II and members of his court. Etching by A. Mathey after V. Brožík, 1885.
  • In a lady's bedchamber a young woman struggles as a man pulls her towards him clutching at her dress. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
  • André Gide. Photographic postcard after H. Martinie, 192-.
  • André Gide. Photographic postcard after H. Martinie, 192-.
  • Sherlock Holmes and the missing box : (with apologies to Dr. A. Conan Doyle).
  • Sherlock Holmes and the missing box : (with apologies to Dr. A. Conan Doyle).
  • A white angel-like figure with wings being embraced by a black demon-like creature with ears with a quote from Friedrich Dürrenmatt stating that love is a miracle but evil is never very far away; a warning about AIDS by the AIDS-Hilfe Vorarlberg. Colour lithograph by Kurt Dornig.
  • Three young men, two in drag, posing in cowboy costumes.
  • Three young men, two in drag, posing in cowboy costumes.