A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland : comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England. Illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters.

  • Upcott, William, 1779-1845.
Date:
1816
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Credit: A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland : comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England. Illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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