Gallery of Illustrated Quotations
SCROLL DOWN FOR GALLERYThe George Eliot Archive is pleased to present a new visual collection: a gallery of high-resolution “postcards” pairing meaningful quotations from Eliot’s writing with curated imagery and original artwork.This project, developed by our team of digital humanities interns, invites viewers to engage with Eliot’s prose in a visually interpretive form. Sort by:
- title (first words) of quotation;
- text (novel, story, essay, letter) quoted;
- subject of quotation; or
- postcard creator.
Each postcard combines a selected quotation with public domain and CC-licensed images, often created by the students (some with AI assistance). Designed for both digital sharing and physical printing, these cards are available under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), ensuring appropriate credit while encouraging adaptation and reuse in non-commercial contexts.
Print as postcards, posters, notebooks, or on fabric totes and t-shirts. Share digitally on social media or end your next PowerPoint presentation with George Eliot's words of wit and wisdom.
Our primary source has been Alexander Main's 1872 collection Wise, Witty and Tender Sayings in Prose and Verse, selected from the Works of George Eliot and our own exploration of keywords in Eliot's writing using our own George Eliot Text Explorer.
It is so much easier to say
