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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 ??" 1908. British statesman of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. From The Strand Magazi...

John Absolon, 1815 ??" 1895. British watercolourist. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Henry Scott Holland, 1847 ??" 1918. Regius Professor of DiVInity at the University of Oxford and a canon of Christ Church, Oxford. From The Strand Ma...

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847 ??" 1929. British Liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United K...

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847 ??" 1929. British Liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United K...

Sir Alfred Wills, 1828 ??" 1912. Judge of the High Court of England and Wales and a well-known mountaineer. From The Strand Magazine, published Janu...

Sir Alfred Wills, 1828 ??" 1912. Judge of the High Court of England and Wales and a well-known mountaineer. From The Strand Magazine, published Janu...

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet, 1843 ??" 1911. English Liberal and Radical politician. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June...

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet, 1843 ??" 1911. English Liberal and Radical politician. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June...

Emilia Francis, Lady Dilke, n??e Strong, 1840 - 1904. English author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist. From The Strand Magazine, publishe...

Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, 1821 ??" 1915. Canadian father of Confederation, Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into C...

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840 ??" 1899. British orientalist. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840 ??" 1899. British orientalist. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840 ??" 1899. British orientalist. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Louisa Starr, later Louisa Canziani, 1845??" 1909. British painter. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Louisa Starr, later Louisa Canziani, 1845??" 1909. British painter. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Louisa Starr, later Louisa Canziani, 1845??" 1909. British painter. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Louisa Starr, later Louisa Canziani, 1845??" 1909. British painter. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June, 1894.

Andrew Ernest Stoddart, 1863 ??" 1915. Sportsman who played international cricket and rugby union for England. From The Strand Magazine, published Ja...

Andrew Ernest Stoddart, 1863 ??" 1915. Sportsman who played international cricket and rugby union for England. From The Strand Magazine, published Ja...

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 ??" 1870. English writer and social critic. Seen here aged 23. From The Strand Magazine, published January to Ju...

"And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them". From The...

"And there came a messenger unto Job". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

"Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God and die". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chestert...

"The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

"Suffer me that I may speak, and after that I have spoken, mock on". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

"So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

Anthony Trollope, 1815 ??" 1882. English novelist of the VIctorian era. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, 1811 ??" 1896. American abolitionist and author. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c....

The house of Harriet Beecher Stow, Hartford, Connecticut, America. Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, 1811 ??" 1896. American abolitionist and author....

James Bryce, 1st VIscount Bryce, 1838 ??" 1922. British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician. From The International Library of Famous...

James Bryce in his study. James Bryce, 1st VIscount Bryce, 1838 ??" 1922. British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician. From The Inte...

Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 ??" 1895. American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. From The International Library of Famous Literature, publish...

Kipling's home in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England. Joseph Rudyard Kipling, 1865 ??" 1936. English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and noveli...

Bayard Taylor, 1825 ??" 1878. American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. From The International Library of Famous Lite...

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett, 1849 ??" 1924. British-American novelist and playwright. From The International Library of Famous Literature, publish...

Signor Valdes in his study. Armando Palacio Vald??s, 1853 ??"1938. Spanish novelist and critic. From The International Library of Famous Literature...

Mary Augusta Ward, n??e Arnold, 1851 ??" 1920. British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. From The International Librar...

Lucy Larcom, 1824 ??" 1893. American teacher, poet, and author. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Rev. John Watson, 1850 ??" 1907, known by his pen name Ian Maclaren. Scottish author and theologian. From The International Library of Famous Litera...

Eugene Field Sr., 1850 ??" 1895. American author, writer of children's poetry. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 190...

John Milton Hay, 1838 ??" 1905. American statesman, 37th United States Secretary of State, author, poet and biographer. From The International Libra...

Count Lev NikolayeVIch Tolstoy, 1828 ??" 1910, aka Leo Tolstoy. Russian writer. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 19...

Tolstoy in his study. Count Lev NikolayeVIch Tolstoy, 1828 ??" 1910, aka Leo Tolstoy. Russian writer. From The International Library of Famous Liter...

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, 1844 ??" 1911. American author, essayist and actiVIst. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published...

James Thomas Fields, 1817 ??" 1881. American publisher, editor, and poet. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Edward IV, 1442 ??" 1483. King of England. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

LudoVIco Ariosto, 1474 ??" 1533. Italian poet. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Margaret of Navarre, c. 1135 ??" 1183. Queen consort of the Kingdom of Sicily as the wife of William I. From The International Library of Famous Lit...