Biographia britannica : or, The lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times: collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary ...

A critical dictionary of English literature, and British and American authors : living and deceased ; from the earliest accounts to the middle of the nineteenth century ; containing thirty thousand biographies and literary notices, with forty indexes of subjects.

Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889.

January 1858

Sub title varies: v. 2-3, ... from the earliest accounts to the latter half of the nineteenth centur...

Biographia borealis : or, Lives of distinguished Northerns /

Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849.

January 1833

Also published under titles: Lives of northern worthies and Worthies of Yorkshire and Lancashire.An...

The American biographical dictionary : containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons deceased in North America from its first settlement /

Allen, William, 1784-1868.

January 1857

Originally published with title: An American biographical and historical dictionary.Includes index.M...

Biographia britannica; or, The lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times:

Paged continuously, with the exception of Supplement and Appendix, etc., in last volume.Mode of acce...

The General biographical dictionary: containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particulary the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts to the present time.

Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834

Previous editions published under title: A New and general biographical dictionary.Bibliographical f...

The General biographical dictionary : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts to the present time.

Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834.

Previous editions pub. under title: A New and general biographical dictionary.Bibliographical footno...

A New and general biographical dictionary : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation, particularly the British and Irish, from the earliest accounts of time to the present period : wherein their remarkable actions or sufferings, their virtues, parts, and learning are accurately displayed : with a catalogue of their literary productions.

"List of the lives": v. 1, [14] p. at end.License to print granted to William Owen and William Johns...

A dictionary of biography past and present : brought down to September, 1877 ; containing the chief events in the lives of eminent persons of all ages and nations; preceded by the biographies and genealogies of the chief representatives of the royal houses of the world /

Haydn, Joseph, 1786 or 1787-1856.
Payne, J. Bertrand (James Bertrand), 1833-1898.
Vincent. Benjamin, 1818-1899.

January 1877

A revised and enlarged edition of Haydn's Universal index of biography, edited by J.B. Payne.Mode of...

A dictionary of biography past and present, containing the chief events in the lives of eminent persons of all ages and nations; preceded by the biographies and genealogies of the chief representatives of the royal houses of the world,

Haydn, Joseph, 1786 or 7-1856.
Payne, J. Bertrand (James Bertrand), 1833-1898.
Vincent, Benjamin, 1818-1899.

January 1877

A rev. and enl. edition of Haydn's Universal index of biography, edited by J.B. Payne.Mode of access...

A general dictionary, historical and critical: in which a new and accurate translation of that of the celebrated Mr. Bayle, with the corrections and observations printed in the late edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published. The whole containing the history of the most illustrious persons of all ages and nations particularly those of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguished by their rank, actions, learning and other accomplishments. With reflections on such passages of Bayle, as seem to favor scepticism and the Manichee system.

Bayle, Pierre, 1647-1706.
Desmaizeaux, Pierre, 1673?-1745.
Gaudin, Alexis, ca. 1650-1708?
Tricaud, Anthelme, 1671-1739.
Sale, George, 1697?-1736.
Lockman, John, 1698-1771.
Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766.
Bernard, John Peter, d. 1750.

Vol. X contains: A dissertation concerning the book of Stephanus Junius Brutus, printed in the year...

A History of Ireland in the lives of Irishmen /

Wills, James, 1790-1868.

First ed. (Dublin : Macgregor, Polson, 1840-1843) has title: Lives of illustrious and distinguished ...

A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary, containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries, including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes /

Watkins, John, active 1792-1831.

January 1807

Advertisements on p. [970]-[972]"J. Adlard, printer, Duke-street, Smithfield"--Colophon.Printer's na...

Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse: containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions; amongst whom are some of the most celebrated actors. Also an alphabetical account, and chronological lists, of their works, the dates when printed, and observations on their merits. Together with an introductory view of the rise and progress of the British stage /

Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.

First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: The companion to the playhouse.Mode of acces...

A dictionary of English authors, biographical and bibliographical; being a compendious account of the lives and writings of 700 British writers from the year 1400 to the present time.

Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson), 1864-1945.

"Addenda": p. [309]-310.Selection based upon "the literary eminence of an author (as distinct from s...

Lives of illustrious worthies of Yorkshire, & c.

Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849.

Comprises p. 1-480 of the "Biographica borealis" which was published 1833 and reissued 1852 with tit...

A critical dictionary of English literature, and British and American authors : living and deceased ; from the earliest accounts to the middle of the nineteenth century ; containing thirty thousand biographies and literary notices, with forty indexes of subjects.

Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889.

January 1858

Sub title varies: v. 2-3, ... from the earliest accounts to the latter half of the nineteenth centur...

Biographia borealis : or, Lives of distinguished Northerns /

Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849.

January 1833

Also published under titles: Lives of northern worthies and Worthies of Yorkshire and Lancashire.An...

The American biographical dictionary : containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons deceased in North America from its first settlement /

Allen, William, 1784-1868.

January 1857

Originally published with title: An American biographical and historical dictionary.Includes index.M...

Biographia britannica; or, The lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times:

Paged continuously, with the exception of Supplement and Appendix, etc., in last volume.Mode of acce...

The General biographical dictionary: containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particulary the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts to the present time.

Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834

Previous editions published under title: A New and general biographical dictionary.Bibliographical f...

The General biographical dictionary : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts to the present time.

Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834.

Previous editions pub. under title: A New and general biographical dictionary.Bibliographical footno...

A New and general biographical dictionary : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation, particularly the British and Irish, from the earliest accounts of time to the present period : wherein their remarkable actions or sufferings, their virtues, parts, and learning are accurately displayed : with a catalogue of their literary productions.

"List of the lives": v. 1, [14] p. at end.License to print granted to William Owen and William Johns...

A dictionary of biography past and present : brought down to September, 1877 ; containing the chief events in the lives of eminent persons of all ages and nations; preceded by the biographies and genealogies of the chief representatives of the royal houses of the world /

Haydn, Joseph, 1786 or 1787-1856.
Payne, J. Bertrand (James Bertrand), 1833-1898.
Vincent. Benjamin, 1818-1899.

January 1877

A revised and enlarged edition of Haydn's Universal index of biography, edited by J.B. Payne.Mode of...

A dictionary of biography past and present, containing the chief events in the lives of eminent persons of all ages and nations; preceded by the biographies and genealogies of the chief representatives of the royal houses of the world,

Haydn, Joseph, 1786 or 7-1856.
Payne, J. Bertrand (James Bertrand), 1833-1898.
Vincent, Benjamin, 1818-1899.

January 1877

A rev. and enl. edition of Haydn's Universal index of biography, edited by J.B. Payne.Mode of access...

A general dictionary, historical and critical: in which a new and accurate translation of that of the celebrated Mr. Bayle, with the corrections and observations printed in the late edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published. The whole containing the history of the most illustrious persons of all ages and nations particularly those of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguished by their rank, actions, learning and other accomplishments. With reflections on such passages of Bayle, as seem to favor scepticism and the Manichee system.

Bayle, Pierre, 1647-1706.
Desmaizeaux, Pierre, 1673?-1745.
Gaudin, Alexis, ca. 1650-1708?
Tricaud, Anthelme, 1671-1739.
Sale, George, 1697?-1736.
Lockman, John, 1698-1771.
Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766.
Bernard, John Peter, d. 1750.

Vol. X contains: A dissertation concerning the book of Stephanus Junius Brutus, printed in the year...

A History of Ireland in the lives of Irishmen /

Wills, James, 1790-1868.

First ed. (Dublin : Macgregor, Polson, 1840-1843) has title: Lives of illustrious and distinguished ...

A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary, containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries, including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes /

Watkins, John, active 1792-1831.

January 1807

Advertisements on p. [970]-[972]"J. Adlard, printer, Duke-street, Smithfield"--Colophon.Printer's na...

Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse: containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions; amongst whom are some of the most celebrated actors. Also an alphabetical account, and chronological lists, of their works, the dates when printed, and observations on their merits. Together with an introductory view of the rise and progress of the British stage /

Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.

First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: The companion to the playhouse.Mode of acces...

A dictionary of English authors, biographical and bibliographical; being a compendious account of the lives and writings of 700 British writers from the year 1400 to the present time.

Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson), 1864-1945.

"Addenda": p. [309]-310.Selection based upon "the literary eminence of an author (as distinct from s...

Lives of illustrious worthies of Yorkshire, & c.

Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849.

Comprises p. 1-480 of the "Biographica borealis" which was published 1833 and reissued 1852 with tit...

A critical dictionary of English literature, and British and American authors : living and deceased ; from the earliest accounts to the middle of the nineteenth century ; containing thirty thousand biographies and literary notices, with forty indexes of subjects.

Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889.

January 1858

Sub title varies: v. 2-3, ... from the earliest accounts to the latter half of the nineteenth centur...

Biographia borealis : or, Lives of distinguished Northerns /

Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849.

January 1833

Also published under titles: Lives of northern worthies and Worthies of Yorkshire and Lancashire.An...

The American biographical dictionary : containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons deceased in North America from its first settlement /

Allen, William, 1784-1868.

January 1857

Originally published with title: An American biographical and historical dictionary.Includes index.M...

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