British biography : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who begun the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether, Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which, The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Biography.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7v.,plates ) ports. ;

Other Title:

British biography

Place of Publication:

[Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by Richard Baldwin and William Lee, London, MDCCLXVII. [1766]

Notes:

Anonymous. Compiled by Joseph Towers.

Vol.1, 2, 1766, 3, 1767; 4, 1768; 5, 1769; 6, 1770; 7, 1772.

4, 5: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Lee; 6, 7: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Towers.

Vol.3-7 were also issued as part of a 10 volume set dated 1767-80.

Issued in parts.

Titlepages to volumes 2-7 read '.. from Wickliff, who began the Reformation ..'.

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T144147.

OCLC:

642433789