Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
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For works with similar titles, see Dictionary of National Biography.
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Preliminary material in Volume 1 of the Oxford reprint edition.
standard work of reference with articles on more than 29,000 notable figures from British history. It was originally published in 63 volumes between 1885 and 1900, by Smith, Elder & Co.
The project is fairly complete. All the DNB articles are transcribed, but not all are fully proofread. Each article links to scanned images of the original published pages to allow a reader to verify the text.
Preliminary material in Volume 1 of the Oxford reprint edition.