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© Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.
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By Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (?1610-1670), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
William Dewy runs into a menacing bull, but his soothing music doesn’t seem to be soothing enough.
By William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
If little Maggie Tulliver is going to get her hair cut, it’s going to be done on her own terms.
By Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), © Sailko, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elizabeth Bennet stonewalls her way through a disagreeable encounter with Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
© Serge Novikoff, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
The story-teller recalls his first meeting with Nastenka, and the man who brought them together.
By Oda Krohg (1860-1935), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Silas Marner has to harden his heart and teach little Eppie a lesson she will remember.
By Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The beginning of Robert Southey’s classic fairy tale.