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A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland; comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed; including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England.

Title: A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland; comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed; including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England. Illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters.
Publication: London, Printed for H. Colburn, 1816.

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viii, 449 p.; 23 cm.

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"Mr. [Frederic] Shoberl proceeded to assure me, in the presence of his son, that the work was written by [John] Watkins as far as the letter F -- that some dispute with the publisers then arose -- that the materials were thereofore handed over to himself -- and that he completed the work as it now appears." -- Bolton Corney, in Notes & queries, 1st ser., v. 11 (1855) p. 34.
The work is sometimes attributed to William Upcott.

Call Number

AGH (Biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland)

LCCN

02024643 //r953

OCLC

3562650

Title

A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland; comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed; including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England. Illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters.

Imprint

London, Printed for H. Colburn, 1816.

Added Author

Watkins, John, active 1792-1831.

Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853.

Upcott, William, 1779-1845. Attributed name

Research Call Number

AGH (Biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland)

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