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Sketches from Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Which is your favourite? Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator - and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. #PreRaphaelite

The Nursery Alice (1889/90) is a shortened version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll. Coloured illustrations by John Tenniel (GB, 1820-1914). “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).” #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

Illustrations from 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe. the artist is Gustave Doré (1832-1883). “Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!” #FrenchArt #Gothic #Poem

The artist here is Frank C. Papé (England, 1878–1972). Plate from Something About Eve by James Branch Cabell, 1929 edition. #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

A Picturesque Tale of Progress (c. 1929) by Olive Beaupré Miller. Illustrations by Donn P. Crane. #Animals #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (England, 1756-1827), for the frontispiece of 'The English Dance of Death' by William Combe (1815). To get you in a weekend mood. #FridayReads

Illustration by Irish illustrator, Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) from a printed version of Quality Street by #JMBarrie, 1901. The play was so popular that a make of chocolates was named after it (still available today, I think).

llustrations by Warwick Goble (England, 1862–1943) for the book 'Irish Ways' by Jane Barlow (Ireland, 1856–1917). Date, 1909. #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

Angel Footfalls, sketches for Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. The artist is Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846. #PreRaphaelite #Angels #edgarallanpoe

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1844) [My current read]. Illustrations by artists, Pierre-Gustave Staal & Jean-Adolphe Beaucé [1888]. “How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.” #BookIllustrationOfTheDay #FridayReads #AmReading