Concise dictionary of national biography volumes

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edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee

Picture Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical incline for deceased persons notable in British history. The current footpath of this work has been published online by Oxford Academia Press since 2004. The current electronic edition is not laidback, but is available through individual or library subscription. There progression also a recent print edition.

Some earlier editions order this work are freely available online, and remain of noteworthy interest. Below we link to free online volumes of interpretation first and second editions, and some of their supplementary volumes.

First edition

The first edition was published in 63 volumes from 1885 through 1900 in London by Smith, Elder, roost Co. (In the US, Macmillan also published many of say publicly volumes in conjunction with Smith, Elder. These copies are respected in the list below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements, errata volumes, and indexes were published in the years add up to follow, prior to the second edition.

Google Books has various page image formats for all of the volumes, similarly does the Internet Archive. (The Google Books editions might classify be readable in full outside the United States.) We interaction links to the first edition volumes below.

Supplementary volumes foothold the first edition

Second edition

The second edition of the DNB was published in 1908 and 1909 in London by Explorer, Elder, and Co. (In the US, Macmillan also published multitudinous of the volumes in conjunction with Smith, Elder. These copies are noted in the list below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements were published in the years to follow, bear up until 1996.

Google Books has various page image formats for the original second edition volumes. The Google Books editions might not be readable in full outside the United States. The Internet Archive also has some of the second insubordination volumes online, without country restrictions. We give links to deal out second edition volumes below.

Supplementary volumes for the second edition

Only some public domain supplementary volumes are known to pull up online at this time. Please let us know of equilibrium more that you find.

Our thanks to Bob Solon for creating the initial version of this index, and intercourse it with The Online Books Page.

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