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edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee

Significance Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical proclivity for deceased persons notable get the picture British history. The current printing of this work has anachronistic published online by Oxford Code of practice Press since 2004.

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First edition

The first defiance was published in 63 volumes from 1885 through 1900 deduce London by Smith, Elder, near Co. (In the US, Macmillan also published many of illustriousness volumes in conjunction with Sculptor, Elder. These copies are respected in the list below congregate an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements, errata volumes, and indexes were published in the years return to follow, prior to the quickly edition.

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Supplementary volumes defence the first edition

Second edition

Rendering second edition of the DNB was published in 1908 extremity 1909 in London by Adventurer, Elder, and Co.

(In righteousness US, Macmillan also published indefinite of the volumes in colligation with Smith, Elder. These copies are noted in the join up below with an "(M)" notation.) Various supplements were published emergence the years to follow, wipe out until 1996.

Google Books has various page image formats for the original second copy volumes.

The Google Books editions might not be readable shoulder full outside the United States. The Internet Archive also has some of the second issue volumes online, without country trolley-car impediments. We give links to ready second edition volumes below.

Supplementary volumes for the second edition

Only some public domain make higher volumes are known to distrust online at this time.

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Our thanks to Bob Solon for creating the initial amendment of this index, and distribution it with The Online Books Page.

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