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British biography or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who began the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. Vol. I.

Title
British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who began the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. Vol. I.
Author
Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.
Publication
[Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Towers, near Cripplegate, London, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]

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Description
v.1-2.,plates : ports.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Celebrities > Great Britain > Biography > Early works to 1800
  • Great Britain > Biography > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Note
  • Anonymous. Compiled by Joseph Towers.
  • Reissues of the edition of 1766.
  • Vol.2: Sold by R. Baldwin.
  • Braces in imprint.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642433785
  • ECCO1-T144146
Author
Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.
Title
British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who began the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. Vol. I.
Imprint
[Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Towers, near Cripplegate, London, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T144146.
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