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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 begun 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 and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality.
- 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 begun 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 and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality.
- Author
- Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.
- Publication
- [Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by Richard Baldwin and William Lee, London, MDCCLXVII. [1766]
Details
- Description
- 7v.,plates : ports.; 8⁰.
- Subject
- Great Britain > Biography
- Note
- Anonymous. Compiled by Joseph Towers.
- Vol.1, 2, 1766, 3, 1767; 4, 1768; 5, 1769; 6, 1770; 7, 1772.
- 4, 5: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Lee; 6, 7: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Towers.
- Vol.3-7 were also issued as part of a 10 volume set dated 1767-80.
- Issued in parts.
- Titlepages to volumes 2-7 read '.. from Wickliff, who began the Reformation ..'.
- Braces in imprint.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642433789
- ECCO1-T144147
- 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 begun 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 and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality.
- Imprint
- [Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by Richard Baldwin and William Lee, London, MDCCLXVII. [1766]
- 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, T144147.
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