Saturday, October 29, 2011


"There is another way." A Chariot from The Ludgate magazine, 1897.

Saturday, October 22, 2011


"Love stands at the gateway of each human soul,
holding in his hands a rose and a drawn sword—
the sword is for the many, the rose for the one."
—F. Marion Crawford, The Witch of Prague, 1890.

The illustration is our own.

Sunday, October 16, 2011


The Tower: an illustration from Life Magazine, 1890.

Thursday, October 13, 2011


"A keeper of the legends of Ireland": from The Century magazine, 1889.

Monday, October 10, 2011


A Hermit at the court of Amenhotep III, Temple of Luxor: an illustration from The Century magazine, 1908.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011


"Tales of the tea-leaves": an illustration from a 1914 issue of The Century.

Saturday, October 1, 2011


The Hermit: an illustration from The Century magazine, 1901. The caption reads, "Then he lighted the lantern and went forth."