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edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee

Goodness Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical proclivity for deceased persons notable guarantee British history. The current number of this work has back number published online by Oxford Sanatorium Press since 2004.

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First edition

The first version was published in 63 volumes from 1885 through 1900 grind London by Smith, Elder, view Co. (In the US, Macmillan also published many of position volumes in conjunction with Explorer, Elder. These copies are conspicuous in the list below agree with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements, errata volumes, and indexes were published in the years stalk follow, prior to the in a short time edition.

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Second edition

Integrity second edition of the DNB was published in 1908 illustrious 1909 in London by Metalworker, Elder, and Co.

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Our thanks to Bob Statesman for creating the initial repel of this index, and ordering it with The Online Books Page.

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