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Dictionary of national biography

, Volume 20 (Google eBook)
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Sir Leslie Stephen
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Macmillan, 1889 - Biography & Autobiography
  

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Dictionary of National Biography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885. ...
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MR. STEPHEN'S DICTIONARY.; DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY ...
DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY. Edited by LESLIE STEPHEN. Vol. XXI. GARNETT -- GLOUCESTER. New-York: MACMILLAN CO. 1890. The addition of another volume to ...
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Dictionary of National Biography: Information and Much More from ...
Dictionary of National Biography Dictionary of National Biography The brainchild of the publisher George Smith.
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JSTOR: The Dictionary of National Biography
SINCE the last notice of the 'Dictionary of National Biography' in the ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW (Oct. 1890) six volumes have appeared in due succession, ...
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ODNB mistakes, 2004/5
Sir, - Much has been written of the new version of the Dictionary of National Biography, some hailing it as a marvel of scholarly excellence, while others ...
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The publication of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ... The New Dictionary of National Biography by the late Colin ...
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History of Scholarly Societies: Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of national biography from the earliest times to 1900. Founded in 1882 by George Smith, edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee. ...
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The "Dictionary of National Biography" and Its Early Editors and ...
EJ382543 - The "Dictionary of National Biography" and Its Early Editors and Publisher.
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Philip Carter, Subject and object
The project’s purpose since 1992 has been to rewrite the existing Dictionary of National Biography – an az of British-born historical figures, ...
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Endnotes
Matthew, Leslie Stephen and the New Dictionary of National Biography, 36. ... Robert Faber and Brian Harrison, ‘The Dictionary of National Biography: A ...
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