Early computers (1579 pages found in this category)


The Crystal Ball

Oil painting by John William Waterhouse, completed in 1902

The Crystal Egg

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1897, about a dealer in antiquities who discovers a communication device between Earth and Mars.

The Daily Courant

First British daily newspaper, first published on 11 March 1702.

The Daily News (London)

Liberal UK national daily newspaper founded by Charles Dickens, published from 1846 until 1930.

The Danaides

Oil on canvas painting by John William Waterhouse, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1906.

The Day Dream

Oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, which he considered to among the best of his work.

The Death of Cardinal Beaufort (1399–1447)

Oil painting by Joshua Reynolds, illustrating a scene from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part II.

The Diamond Maker

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about a tramp who claims to be able to make diamonds.

The Diary of Mr Poynter

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about an apparently possessed scrap of chintz, said to be a memorial to the hair of a 17th-century nobleman.

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

Comic poem by the English poet William Cowper, first published in 1782.