A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution: consisting of characters disposed in different Classes, and adapted to a Methodical Catalogue of Engraved British Heads: Intended as An Essay towards reducing our Biography to System, and a Help to the Knowledge of Portraits: Interspersed with Variety of Anecdotes, and Memoirs of a great Number of Persons, not to be found in any other Biographical Work: With a preface, shewing the Utility of a Collection of Engraved Portraits to supply the Defect, and answer the various Purposes, of Medals: By the Rev. J. Granger, Vicar of Shiplake, in Oxfordshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Granger, James, 1723-1776.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Biography.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4v.,plate ) port. ;

Edition:

The second edition, with large additions and improvements.

Other Title:

Biographical history of England,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street; J. Robson, Bond-Street; G. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row; T. Becket, T. Cadell, and T. Evans, in the Strand, 1775.

Notes:

A supplement to this work entitled: 'A supplement, .. to a biographical history of England, .. communicated by the Honourable Horace Walpole, to the author, James Granger' was published in 1774.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T27645.

OCLC:

642559875