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The title page of the first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography (1885) The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with ...
Feb 19, 2024 · standard work of reference with articles on more than 29,000 notable figures from British history. It was originally published in 63 volumes between 1885 and 1900, by Smith, Elder & Co.
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David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, painter, playwright, literary critic, travel writer and essayist. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation and industrialization, while championing sexuality, vitality and instinct.
- English
- University College Nottingham
- 1907–1930
- D. H. Lawrence Ranch, Taos, New Mexico, US
Oct 5, 2023 · The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online. Versions of Dictionary of National Biography include:
The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant are an autobiography, in two volumes, of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. The work focuses on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War .
- Ulysses S. Grant
- 584 (Vol. I) 648 (Vol. II)
- 1885
- 1885 and 1886
Dec 29, 2020 · 1904 Errata appended. AUSTEN, JANE (1775–1817), novelist, was born at Steventon, near Basingstoke, 16 Dec. 1775. Her father, George Austen, was rector of Deane and Steventon. He was married in 1764 to her mother, Cassandra, youngest daughter of the Rev. Thos. Leigh, and niece of Theophilus Leigh, for more than fifty years master of Balliol.
edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical reference for deceased persons notable in British history. The current edition of this work has been published online by Oxford University Press since 2004.
