Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

The Dictionary of national biography Volume 18 Shearman -- Stovin Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee - London Oxford University Press, 1908 - 1342 p. - Dictionary of national biography 22 volumes Vol. XVIII .

Includes Index

Vols. 1-9 edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee; v. 10-22, by Sidney Lee. A reissue of the Dictionary of national biography, originally planned by George M. Smith, first issued in 66 vols. (including 3 supplementary vols.) 1885-1901. cf. Publishers' note, v. 1. The 22nd vol. of the reissue comprises the 3 vols. supplementary to the original edition originally published in 1901, supplying, with a few accidental omissions, memoirs of persons who died while the original volumes were in course of quarterly publication. This supplement brings the record of national biography down to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. cf. Publishers' note, v. 22. "Memoir of George Smith": v. 22, p. [ix]-xlix.

--Bio-bibliography.

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