Abigail Read (page 15)

Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), English hagiographer, novelist and eclectic scholar W&D Downey

The cast from A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Green Room, Drury Lane Theatre, London Anonymous

'The Gypsey conversing with ye Inspector General of Great Britain,' c1753 Anonymous

Mr Caillie Meditating Upon the Koran and Taking Notes English School

The entreaties of several Hugh Thomson

1960s Funny Baby Wearing Oversized Glasses Reading Big Book Anonymous

Mlle. Guillaumin reading, 1907 Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

Illustration of Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet B Stowe

The little Caesarevitch with his sailor friend Queen Alexandra

Her Majesty Going on Board the Albion, at Spithead Anonymous

Torquato Tasso reading Liberated Jerusalem to Eleonora d'Este, detail, 1865 Domenico Morelli

Young Man Reading by Candle Light, c.1630 Matthias (c.1600-p.1650) Stomer

Alexander Hamilton Reading Bank Constitution to Fellow Directors Anonymous

Elijah Receiving Bread from the widow of Zarepath, 1621-24 Giovanni Lanfranco

S. Sabina, San Benedetto dei Marsi, L'Aquila, Abruzzo Anonymous

Mrs Robert Abbe, Catherine Amory Bennett, 1898-99 Cecilia Beaux

Abu Zayd and Al-Harith sailing from Basra to Oman Yahya ibn Mahmud Al-Wasiti

A portrait of John Mortlock of Cambridge and Abington Hall, Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, 1779 John Downman

The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram Maria Hadfield Cosway

Man father sitting in chair with three children reading book Anonymous

Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis, later 1st Marquess of Ailsa, Riding a Match from Culzean to Glasgow Benjamin Marshall

Head of a Young Girl, 1888 Pierre Auguste Renoir

Allegory of Good Government, detail of Wisdom, 1338-40 Ambrogio Lorenzetti

A Quiet Read Delphin Enjolras

Soldier sitting at table with armor and reads book Jan Bikkers

Detail of Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha Masolino da Panicale

Head of Coco, 1903 Pierre Auguste Renoir

Dining hall, Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire Valentine & Sons

Royal Tailors Illustration of Man Reading Document Anonymous

Woman Reading Utamaro Kitagawa

Page from McGuffey's Reader (Eclectic Series) showing boy and girl playing with dog. Lesson (VIII) deals with characteristics of pet... Anonymous

Facsmilie of the Astrological Hieroglyphic forecasting the Great Fire of London William (after) Lilly

Boy Reading Anonymous

Near Reading William W. Warren

What Shall I Read? Florence Marlowe

Reading, 1873 Berthe Morisot