Campfires and hearth fires are connected through what physicists now call "quantum entanglement," as we see in The Hudson by Wallace Bruce and illustrated by Alfred Fredericks, 1894.

"'It burns bravely,' laughed the old woman."  From Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould and illustrated by F. H. Townsend, 1897.

An illustration from Echoes from the Rocky Mountains by John Clampitt (1889).  The caption reads: "A night of terror."

"That sail will never put you under the water again."  Or, to quote Jeremiah 21:10, "And he shall burn it with fire."

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From Funny Books for Boys and Girls, 1856.

An illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1888).  The caption reads: "'Now,' cried I, holding up my children, 'now let the flames burn on, and all my possessions perish.'"

An illustration from a 1904 issue of Wide World magazine.  The caption reads: "He saw by the corner of the tomb the flaming head of a 'Bhut.'"

An illustration from The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story by H. Rider Haggard (1911).  The caption reads: "Guided, guarded by the spirits of dead suns."

An illustration from Parents and Children (1873).  The caption reads: "In a moment Maurice was on fire!"

An illustration from She by Henry Rider Haggard.  The caption reads: "I saw the fire run up her form."

An illustration from She by Henry Rider Haggard.  The caption reads: "Curse her!  May she be everlastingly accursed!"

An illustration from a 1901 issue of Punch magazine.

An illustration from an 1850 issue of Punch magazine.

An illustration from a 1905 issue of Wide World magazine.  The caption reads: "I was soon enveloped in the fiery tongues of flame."

An illustration from an 1897 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from an 1872 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from an 1880 issue of Harper's magazine.  The caption reads: "The mystic ball of fire."