"I had been dreaming a crowded dream full of unfamiliar characters—people I hadn't had time, or whom it hadn't seemed necessary, to name or even make distinct from one another.  It was a mob, practically, but its intent was unclear.  For what purpose had they congregated?" —Rebecca Wolff, The Beginners (2011)

This depiction of a crowded dream is from Punch, 1893.

An illustration from an 1893 issue of Punch magazine.

An illustration from a 1903 issue of Punch magazine.

An illustration from an 1873 issue of Punch magazine.  The caption reads: "Currant Jelly."

An illustration from an 1891 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "Wake up, wake up!"

An illustration from a 1920 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

An illustration from a 1910 issue of Hampton's magazine.  The caption reads: "Luminous waves rolled toward me, covered with the faces of the dead.  I saw blue eyes all around the room."

An illustration from an 1880 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.  The caption reads: "Suddenly the damask curtains at the window near the bedside parted, and an icy hand emerged, with the pallid blue glare of the moon shining brightly upon it—the ghastly hand of a corpse."

An illustration from an 1861 issue of Harper's magazine.