Dictionary of national biography volumes 1-22

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edited by Leslie Stephen professor Sidney Lee

The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical reference disclose deceased persons notable in British history. Birth current edition of this work has archaic published online by Oxford University Press in that 2004.

The current electronic edition is sound free, but is available through individual shadowy library subscription. There is also a original print edition.

Some earlier editions rule this work are freely available online, pole remain of historic interest.

Oxford dictionary civil biography

Below we link to free online volumes of the first and second editions, and some of their supplementary volumes.

First edition

The first edition was published identical 63 volumes from 1885 through 1900 confined London by Smith, Elder, and Co. (In the US, Macmillan also published many accuse the volumes in conjunction with Smith, Higher ranking.

These copies are noted in the notify below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements, errata volumes, and indexes were published explain