Fictional Characters

Images of fictional characters such as Tom Sawyer, Don Quixote, Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes,  Peter Pan,  David Copperfield, Oliver Twist,  Tom Jones,  Baron Munchausen, are woven into our national cultures often becoming internationally known.  At Author Pictures at Lebrecht Photo Library we have trawled many archives to build up a truly comprehensive collection of the heroes and heroines of literature. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'The Little Mermaid' - fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

'The Little Mermaid' - fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe

'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Charles Dickens 's first novel 'Pickwick Papers'

Charles Dickens 's first novel 'Pickwick Papers'

 

 

 

Cinderella - illustration from the fairy tale of Cinderella with her two ugly sisters

Cinderella - illustration from the fairy tale of Cinderella with her two ugly sisters

 

 

Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth - 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen

Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth - 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen

 

 

 

'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

'Lady of the Camellias' (La Dame aux Camélias) by Alexandre Dumas fils

'Lady of the Camellias' (La Dame aux Camélias) by Alexandre Dumas fils

Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt - Act III, Scene III: Peer and the Troll Witch

Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt - Act III, Scene III: Peer and the Troll Witch

 

 

 

 

Washington Irving 's short story 'Rip van Winkle'

Washington Irving 's short story 'Rip van Winkle'

 

 

Odyssey of Homer - Book XXIII / 23 illustrated after drawings by W Russell Flint

Odyssey of Homer - Book XXIII / 23 illustrated after drawings by W Russell Flint

'Vanity Fair', by William Makepeace Thackeray

'Vanity Fair', by William Makepeace Thackeray

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

 


Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' : portrait of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim

Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' : portrait of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim


 

 

'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A fairy approaches the crib of Sleeping Beauty

A fairy approaches the crib of Sleeping Beauty

 

Don Quixote reading

Don Quixote reading

'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen

'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen

Mr. Toad from 'Toad of Toad Hall' by Alan Alexander Milne

Mr. Toad from 'Toad of Toad Hall' by Alan Alexander Milne

Wilkie Collins 'The Moonstone'

Wilkie Collins 'The Moonstone'

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

 

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Illustrations by W H Walker 1907 edition

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Illustrations by W H Walker 1907 edition

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe

Pinocchio - scene from the production by Will Tuckett, with Matthew Hart as Pinocchio at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London 12 December 2005

Pinocchio - scene from the production by Will Tuckett, with Matthew Hart as Pinocchio at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London

Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' : portrait of Bill Sykes

Charles Dickens 's 'Oliver Twist' : portrait of Bill Sykes

More fictional characters in world literature:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Becky Sharpe
Martin Chuzzlewit
Mr Pickwick
Little Dorrit
Long John Silver
Madeleine
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Robinson Crusoe
Rumplestiltskin
David Copperfield
Jane Austen’s Emma
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
The Snow Queen

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