Written in 18th century posters & prints

Part of a letter from Thomas Chatterton to Horace Walpole Thomas Chatterton

A note from Sterne to Garrick, and a view of Sterne's house in Yorkshire Anonymous

Poem by Lord Chatham to David Garrick William Pitt

Dedication written by William Hogarth Frederick George Netherclift

Such things are, That such things are we must allow, but such things never were till now Anonymous

Dedication to the English Nation Junius

The Stage Medley Anonymous

A letter from William Penn of Pennsylania William Penn

The National Anthem and Rule, Britannia, 18th century Thomas Arne

Queen Mary's Lament, poem in the handwriting of Robert Burns Robert Burns

Letter from Henry Fielding to Hutton Perkins Henry Fielding

Letter from Samuel Richardson Samuel Richardson

Letter from Joseph Addison to J Robethon, Secretary to George I, 4th September 1714 Joseph Addison

A French Petit Maitre and his Valet Charles Grignion

Part of a letter from James Boswell to David Garrick, Edinburgh James Boswell

Letter from Jean Jaques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Beggar's Opera, c.1731 William Hogarth

Letter by Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop of Haddington Frederick George Netherclift

Additions to Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's Deam by David Garrick David Garrick

Letter by Samuel Pepys to John Jackson, Esq Frederick George Netherclift

A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy Laurence Sterne

Letter from Henry St John to George Clarke Henry St John

A page from the journal of John Newton Anonymous

Persian Iris, c.1700 French School

Reflections by Frederick II of Prussia, July Frederick II

Part of a letter from Horace Walpole to the Reverend Mr Cole Horace Walpole

Letter from William Cowper to William Unwin William Cowper

Part of a letter from Dr William Robertson concerning his History of Scotland William Robertson

Letter from David Garrick to Edward Gibbon, 8th March 1776 David Garrick

Ronin Attacking the Kiras Gate, scene from Act XI of 'Chiushingura or. The Loyal League: A Japanese Romance', by Monzayemon... Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Letter from David Hume to Richard Davenport, 8th July 1766 David Hume

Actor reciting to a manager Thomas Rowlandson

The Choice William Ward

The judgement of the Queen's Common Sense Anonymous

'The Stage's Glory' Anonymous

Scene from Act XI of 'Chiushingura or, The Loyal League: A Japanese Romance', by Monzayemon Chikamatsu Utagawa Kunisada