Book - A Universal Biographical Dictionary
A Universal Biographical Dictionary, containing the lives of the most celebrated characters of every age and nation ... to which is added, a dictionary of the principal divinities and heroes of Grecian and Roman Mythology; and a biographical dictionary of eminent living characters. Published for subscribers New-York. 1825.
1825 (Date published)
A Universal Biographical Dictionary, containing the lives of the most celebrated characters of every age and nation ... to which is added, a dictionary of the principal divinities and heroes of Grecian and Roman Mythology; and a biographical dictionary of eminent living characters. Published for subscribers New-York. 1825.
12mo (178 x 106mm), pp. 444 with engraved frontispiece, bound in contemporary sheep, spine gilt in compartments.
Biographical dictionaries were common in the nineteenth century, and are a valuable resource for scholars today to discern how certain historical figures have been received/perceived over time. We know that this book was up-to-date and accurate for its time because the entry for Lord Byron includes his death date, just months before the publication of this book. This edition also features a list of mythological figures (mostly Grecian and Roman) as well as a compilation of prominent living figures.
Famous figures listed in the book as still living include: John Adams; Anna Letitia Barbould ("As a writer of prose, she has surpassed almost every female"); John C. Calhoun; Thomas Jefferson ("Benevolent, humane, and affable"); and William Wordsworth, among others.
12mo (178 x 106mm), pp. 444 with engraved frontispiece, bound in contemporary sheep, spine gilt in compartments.
Biographical dictionaries were common in the nineteenth century, and are a valuable resource for scholars today to discern how certain historical figures have been received/perceived over time. We know that this book was up-to-date and accurate for its time because the entry for Lord Byron includes his death date, just months before the publication of this book. This edition also features a list of mythological figures (mostly Grecian and Roman) as well as a compilation of prominent living figures.
Famous figures listed in the book as still living include: John Adams; Anna Letitia Barbould ("As a writer of prose, she has surpassed almost every female"); John C. Calhoun; Thomas Jefferson ("Benevolent, humane, and affable"); and William Wordsworth, among others.
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