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Dictionary of national biography

22 volumes : 24 cm · Vols. 1-9 edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee; v. 10-22, by Sidney Lee · A reissue of the Dictionary of national biography, originally planned by George M. Smith, first issued in 66 vols. (including 3 supplementary vols.) 1885-1901. cf. Publishers' note, v. 1 · The 22d and last volume of the reissue comprises the 3 vols. supplementary to the original edition first published in 1901, supplying, with a few accidental omissions, memoirs of persons who died while the original volumes were in course of quarterly publication. This supplement brings the record of national biography down to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. cf. Publishers' note, v. 22 · "Memoir of George Smith": v. 22, p. [ix]-xlix

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