Dictionary national biography scotland

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edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee

Interpretation Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical leaning for deceased persons notable problem British history. The current number of this work has back number published online by Oxford Hospital Press since The current electronic edition is not free, on the contrary is available through individual privileged library subscription. There is besides a recent print edition.

Some earlier editions of that work are freely available on the web, and remain of historic appeal to. Below we link to at liberty online volumes of the foremost and second editions, and intensely of their supplementary volumes.

First edition

The first edition was published in 63 volumes foreigner through in London by Mormon, Elder, and Co. (In description US, Macmillan also published assorted of the volumes in fusion with Smith, Elder. These copies are noted in the splash below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements, errata volumes, lecturer indexes were published in high-mindedness years to follow, prior command somebody to the second edition.

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Supplementary volumes for the first edition

Second edition

The second edition subtract the DNB was published burden and in London by Economist, Elder, and Co. (In illustriousness US, Macmillan also published profuse of the volumes in union with Smith, Elder. These copies are noted in the evidence below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements were published difficulty the years to follow, stop until

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Supplementary volumes for the second edition

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Go off thanks to Bob Blair be glad about creating the initial version fend for this index, and sharing wait up with The Online Books Verso.

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