38 illustrations from literature starting with the letter N, including: Nibblekin's Nest, The Nightingale, Nils, Noah, Not a Pin to Choose, and more

Scene from the story, "Nahum Prince."

Nahum

Scene from the story, "Nahum Prince."

Nancy Cook and grandmother.

Nancy Cook

Nancy Cook and grandmother.

Nedda, the wife of canio, from Ruggiero Leoncavallo's <em>Pacliacci.</em>

Nedda

Nedda, the wife of canio, from Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pacliacci.

"Needles and pins, needles and pins. When a man marries his trouble begins."

Needles and Pins

"Needles and pins, needles and pins. When a man marries his trouble begins."

"Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem." Nehemiah 2:20 KJV

Nehemiah and his Workman

"Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants…

The man from Newington, from a nursery rhyme.

Newington Man

The man from Newington, from a nursery rhyme.

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

Nibblekin's Nest

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

Nibblekin's Nest

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

Nibblekin's Nest

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

Nibblekin's Nest

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

Nibblekin's Nest

A scene from the story, "Nibblekin's Nest."

"Nievie, nievie, nicknack, Which hand will ye Tak'?"

Nicknack

"Nievie, nievie, nicknack, Which hand will ye Tak'?"

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

The Nightingale

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

The Nightingale

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

The Nightingale

A scene from the story, "The Nightingale."

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Nils

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Nils

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Nils and the Fox

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

"Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch." Genesis 6:14 KJV

Noah Building the Ark

"Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without…

Various animals entering the Ark built by Noah because of the great flood.

Noah's Ark

Various animals entering the Ark built by Noah because of the great flood.

"And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar." Genesis 8:20 KJV

Noah's Sacrifice after the Flood

"And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and…

North Wind carries a man on his back

North Wind

North Wind carries a man on his back

Scene from the story, "The Nose-Tree."

Nose-Tree

Scene from the story, "The Nose-Tree."

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

Not a Pin to Choose

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

Not a Pin to Choose

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

Not a Pin to Choose

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

Not a Pin to Choose

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

Not a Pin to Choose

A scene from the story, "Not a Pin to Choose."

The renowned sheriff of Nottingham

Sheriff of Nottingham

The renowned sheriff of Nottingham

One, two, buckle my shoe

Nursery Rhyme

One, two, buckle my shoe

Three, four, shut the door

Nursery Rhyme

Three, four, shut the door

Five, six, pick up sticks

Nursery Rhyme

Five, six, pick up sticks

Seven, eight, lay them straight

Nursery Rhyme

Seven, eight, lay them straight

Nine, ten, a good fat hen

Nursery Rhyme

Nine, ten, a good fat hen

Eleven, twelve, who will delve?

Nursery Rhyme

Eleven, twelve, who will delve?

Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting

Nursery Rhyme

Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting

Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting

Nursery Rhyme

Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting

Nineteen, twenty, my stomach's empty

Nursery Rhyme

Nineteen, twenty, my stomach's empty