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.

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.

Call No. (NDL): 920.042-W335b
Bibliographic ID of National Diet Library: 000006424573

Material type: 図書

Author: Watkins, John, fl. 1792-1831.ほか

Publisher: Printed for H. Colburn

Publication date: 1816.

Material Format: Paper

Capacity, size, etc.: viii, 449 p. 23 cm.

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Note (General)：: "Mr. [Frederic] Shoberl proceeded to assure me, in the presence of his son, that the work was written by [John] Watkins as far as the letter F -- that...

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Material Type: 図書
Title: 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.
Author Heading: Watkins, John, fl. 1792-1831.
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853 ( 001203636 )Authorities
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 ( 00978485 )Authorities
Publication, Distribution, etc.: London : Printed for H. Colburn
Publication Date: 1816.
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 1816
Extent: viii, 449 p. 23 cm.
Place of Publication (Country Code): GB
Text Language Code: eng
Subject Heading: English literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.
Authors, English -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
English literature -- Irish authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.
Authors, Irish -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Ireland -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
LCC: Z2010
DDC: 920.042
Note (General): "Mr. [Frederic] Shoberl proceeded to assure me, in the presence of his son, that the work was written by [John] Watkins as far as the letter F -- that some dispute with the publisers then arose -- that the materials were thereofore handed over to himself -- and that he completed the work as it now appears." -- Bolton Corney, in Notes & queries, 1st ser., v. 11 (1855) p. 34.
The work is sometimes attributed to William Upcott.
Holding library: 国立国会図書館
Call No.: 920.042-W335b
Data Provider (Database): 国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書
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Bibliographic ID (NDL): 000006424573
http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/000006424573
LC Control Number: 02024643
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Bibliographic Record Category (NDL): 211