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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 6), A-H — Frederic Boase

Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 6), A-H

Frederic Boase

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  • Book language: English
  • 2032 pages

Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (A–H) is a reference work by Frederic Boase, a biographical dictionary of concise memoirs of people who died after 1850. Arranged alphabetically, it offers short lives of notable figures and is useful for listeners curious about 19th-century biography and historical context.

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MODERN
ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY
CONTAINING
MANY THOUSAND CONCISE MEMOIRS OF
PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE THE YEAR
1850,
WITH
AN INDEX OF THE MOST INTERESTING MATTER.
BY
FREDERIC BOASE.
FACTA NON VERBA.
VOLUME I.
A-H.
TRURO:
NETHERTON AND WORTH,
FOR THE AUTHOR.
250 COPIES ONLY PRINTED.
PRICE 42/- NET.

1892.

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Contents

  1. MODERN ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY CONTAINING MANY THOUSAND CONCISE MEMOIRS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE THE YEAR 1850, WITH AN
  2. Preface.
  3. Abbreviations.
  4. A
  5. B
  6. C
  7. D
  8. E
  9. F
  10. G
  11. H
  12. INDEX.
  13. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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