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This image is the headpiece that appears in The Pall Mall Magazine, accompanying the printing of Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman". It shows Ella engulfed in a book, probably of poetry. This image is the only one that Arthur J. Goodman created…

When I was looking for my Omeka items, I discovered that I was mistaken about the original publication of "An Imaginative Woman." I came across this image, which is an original illustration that accompanied "An Imaginative Woman" in Pall Mall…

I chose to include this ornamented opening letter of "An Imaginative Woman" because I find's Goodman and Hardy's artistic choices blend to make a sly comment on the story through a simple letter "W." The box contains what appears to be tangled…

I love that this illustration was included in the publication of "An Imaginative Woman" because this image truly shows Ella in the foreground of this narrative. Her position on the desk that emulates intellect and curiosity, and the target of her…

A New York Times article describing the rededication of the New York City Vietnam Veterans Plaza following 9/11. The article recalls how, before it was restored, the memorial was neglected: "Vandals broke the glass bricks, stole the brass lettering,…

George Bernard Shaw's contemporary, Gilbert K Chesterdon, dedicated a book to exploring Shaw as a person. He wrote it as a first edition, indicating he anticipated more to follow. This may have been because Shaw was still alive when Chesterdon was…

This portrait of Charlotte Brontë was completed in 1850 by English portraitist George Richmond. The portrait was engraved by J. C. Armytage for the first edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë and was widely reproduced thereafter.…

George Bernard Shaw's "League of Nations" is duct taped to a copy of The Listener newspaper, inside which he had contributed an article. It is taped along with another political leaflet, "Are We Heading For War?". It is fairly similar to the…

This relatively small leaflet is physically taped to Manhattan College's copy of The Listener in which Bernard Shaw wrote "Freedom". It is duct-taped against the side of the paper, and a larger cardboard cover was given to sandwich the two items.…

Published in the June 26, 1935 edition of the newspaper The Listener, George Bernard Shaw's essay "Freedom" is surrounded by additional text. It is preceded by blurbs ranging from vacation advertisements to charity requests. A plea for donations to…