Author Collection (#9)

Portrait of writer Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1909. Creator: Trubetzkoy (Troubetzkoy)
Portrait of writer Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1909. Private Collection

The late Mr. J. E. M'Culloch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. J. E. M'Culloch, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. J. and C. Watkins, of...Mr. M'Culloch, the well-known author of many books of high authority upon topics of

The late William Makepeace Thackeray, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The late William Makepeace Thackeray, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Herbert Watkins, of the English novelist and illustrator. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Mariani....especially on Sundays after mass

Thomas Carlyle, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Thomas Carlyle, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W. Jeffrey, ...the best likeness of Mr. Carlyle that has ever been published...Few writers have left a stronger impression of their own

Bonnefond (Dramatist) at Ruins of Epine, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Bonnefond (Dramatist) at Ruins of Epine, 1914. Author Bonnefond on horseback in front of ruined buildings at Epine, France during World War I

Frank G. Carpenter on lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Frank G. Carpenter on lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan, 1915

Typing up a storm
Colin Dixon

Simone De Beauvoir Black and White
Christina Heitmann

Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821-1867) - a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and resistance against Ottoman rule

Man and woman of China, 1818. Man with tobacco pipe, holding hands with a woman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Barbara Cartland with mother Polly and daughter Raine
Novelist Barbara Cartland (right) pictured with her mother Polly Cartland, and her daughter Raine (Mrs Gerald Legge), later Raine Spencer, wife of Earl Spencer

Joan Collins and Diahann Carroll at celebrity event - May 1997

LYNDA LA PLANTE WITH STEVEN WADDINGTON AT BBC PHOTOCALL 19 / 08 / 1992
LYNDA LA PLANTE WITH STEVEN WADDINGTON AT BBC PHOTOCALL 19/08/1992

Joan Collins with children Katyana Kass, Tara Newley and Sacha Newley walking in park - August 1980

JOAN COLLINS AND ANTHONY NEWLEY IN STUDIO PHOTO CALL TO PROMOTE NEW BBC SERIES HANDS ACROSS THE SEA - 10/04/1991

Joan Collins at premiere of The Stud wearing low cut evening gown - April 1978

Joan Collins and husband Ron Kass at premiere of The Stud - April 1978

Jeffrey Archer in the living area of his sumptuous penthouse flat overlooking the Thames on the Albert Embankment. 28th May 1986

The wedding of Jackie Collins and Wallace Austin at Grosvenor House. 13th December 1960

Novelist Jilly Cooper pictured at home in Putney. 1st December 1978

Childrens Author Enid Blyton watches the auditions today, as young actors and actresses try their best to secure major roles in the production of Noddy in Toyland this Christmas

Television Presenter Carol Vorderman posing with her book Dirty, Loud and Brilliant. Photo taken 30th August 1988

Henry Kissinger and his wife Nancy at London airport. 23rd April 1977

Ian Fleming with his mother Evelyn St. Croix Fleming. 12th November 1957

Poet Pam Ayres fully expected to perform her first jump today at RAF Weston-on-the-Green, where she is learning to parachute with the RAF Sport Parachute Association

Poet Pam Ayres is pictured with her newborn baby James, son William and husband Dudley Russell. 3rd August 1984

Author Alan Garner at Toad Hall, Blackden-cum-Goostrey, Cheshire. 25th September 1967. X8951

Actor and childrens author George Layton with wife Vera and daughter Claudie Danielle. 11th July 1973

Tom Davies bookseller
Thomas Davies bookshop in Russell Street. Tom Davies, bookseller, actor and author and friend of Boswell and Johnson, who amongst other works wrote The Life of Garrick (1780)

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author
Baurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children

Author Sue Townsend - 1
Sue Townsend, 1946-2014. Writer - author of Adrian Mole books. First published The Times Date: 1988

Portrait of George Percy, in full shirt of Holland linen worn with doublet, c1610-1620, (1937)
Portrait of George Percy, second Governor of Virginia, showing the full shirt of Holland linen customarily worn under slashed doublets, and the Vandyke collar and cuffs of Charles Is reign

Professor Treitschke, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Professor Treitschke, (1919). Portrait of German historian and political writer Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke (1834-1896)

Now was the day departing, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Now was the day departing, and the air, imbrown d with shadows, from their toils released, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

Arthur Balfour, c1920s, (1941). British statesman and Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930)

Victorian satirical cartoon, Author and the Publisher
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Author and the Publisher. Fat and greedy Publisher eating the brains of a staving author

Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist
Vintage engraving of Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers

Victor Hugo in exile on Guernsey
Vintage engraving of Victor Hugo in exile on Guernsey. The Graphic, 1874

USA, West Virginia, Hillsboro, Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum, birthplace of Pearl S. Buck, author

Cuba, Havana, Havana Vieja, La Bodeguita del Medio, birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, a Mojito

On Writing
Chalk hourglass drawing with books, crumpled paper, and pencils. Writing creative process conceptual flat lay on a black background.. Dina Belenko

Spilled Letters
Spilled letters in hands of a writer, flat lay with hands, creative workplace. Dina Belenko

Beata solitudo
Marco Bizziocchi

one open time
Ramiz Sahin

Per Brahe d.y. 1602-1680, 1675. Creator: Anon
Per Brahe d.y. 1602-1680, 1675

Portrait of Voltaire, c1740. Creator: Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
Portrait of Voltaire, c1740

Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, 1746-1831, c1780. Creator: Marie Gabrielle Capet
Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de St-Aubin, 1746-1831, married Countess de Genlis, c1780

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In the world of literature, authors have left an indelible mark through their words and stories. From the Bronte Sisters, who brought us timeless classics like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, to Benjamin Lay, a lesser-known author but a prominent abolitionist in the 18th century. We cannot forget Lawrence of Arabia, whose memoirs shed light on his extraordinary adventures in the Middle East. And then there's Winston Churchill, not only known for his political prowess but also for giving us the iconic V for Victory sign during World War II. Anton Lavey may be controversial as an author and founder of the Church of Satan, but he undeniably made waves with his writings. Leonard Bernstein's compositions continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their melodic brilliance. Flying Officer W E Johns took us on thrilling adventures through his Biggles stories in Modern Boy magazine. Meanwhile, Beatrix Potter enchanted generations with her charming children's books set amidst the picturesque landscapes of Hilltop in Sawrey. Daphne du Maurier mesmerized readers with her haunting tales such as Rebecca and Jamaica Inn while Nikola Tesla fascinated both Mark Twain and countless others with his groundbreaking inventions like the Tesla Coil. These authors shaped our literary landscape and ignited our imaginations. Whether they resided in grand estates or humble abodes like Daphne du Maurier at Menabilly in Cornwall, their creativity knew no bounds. Their legacies endure through their works that continue to inspire readers across time and place.