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Sheil, R. S. Sketches, Legal and Political: edited, with notes, by M. W. Savage. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1855.

Foss, Edward. The Judges of England; with sketches of their Lives, and notices connected with the Courts at Westminster, from the time of the conquest to the Reign of Richard III, [1066-1485]. Vols. 1 to 4. 8vo. London, 1848-51.

Campbell, John, Lord. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: from the earliest times till the Reign of of George IV. Third edition. 7 vols. 8vo. London, 1848-50. Lives of the Chief Justices of England. 2 vols.

8vo. London, 1849.

Manning, J. A. Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons, [13771835.] 8vo. London, 1850. (Two copies.)

Forster, John. Lives of eminent British Statesmen. 7 vols. (Vol. V, is by T. P. Courtenay.) 12mo. London, 1831-38.

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I. Sir T. More, Wolsey, Cranmer, Cecil, Lord Burleigh.
II. Sir J. Eliot, Earl of Strafford.

III. John Pym, John Hampden.

IV. Sir H. Vane, Henry Marten.

V. Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, Osborne, Earl of Danby.
VI, VII. Oliver Cromwell.

Brougham, Lord. Historical Sketches of Statesmen who flourished in the Reign of George III; with remarks on Party, (1st series, and 2nd edition,) and remarks on the French Revolution (3rd series). 3 vols. 8vo.

London, 1839-43.

The selection is of European characters, and some Essays on earlier Statesmen are given.

New edition, revised and enlarged. 1855. Vide

Brougham's Works, vols. 3, 4, and 5.

British Cabinet in 1853. 12mo. Philadelphia, 1853.

Charnock, John. Biographia Navalis; or, Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Officers of the Navy of Great Britain, from 1660 to the present time; with portraits. 6 vols. 8vo. London, 1794-98. Marshall, J. Royal Naval Biography; or, Memoirs of the services of all the Flag Officers, Superannuated Rear-Admirals, retired Captains, post Captains, and Commanders, on the Admiralty List, at the commencement of 1823; a series of notes, which contain an account of all the Naval actions, &c., from 1760 to the present period. 4 vols. bound in 8. 8vo. (1823-35.) Supplement, bound in 4 vols. 8vo. London, 1827-1830.

O'Byrne, W. P. Naval Biographical Dictionary; comprising the life and services of every living officer, from the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, to that of Lieutenant. 8vo. London, 1849.

Brougham, Lord. Lives of philosophers and men of letters and science, who flourished in the time of George III. New edition revised. 12mo. London 1855. Vide Brougham's Works, vols. 1 and 2. Contents: Voltaire, Rousseau, Hume, Robertson, Black, Watt, Priestley, Cavendish, Davy, Simson, Johnson, Gibbon, Adam Smith, Lavoisier, D'Alembert, Sir Joseph Banks.

First edition, not including all the above Lives. 8vo., London. 1845.

Men of Sciences. Vide Sketches of the Lives of some,-in Playfair's Works, vol. 4, and Young's Works, vol. 2.

British Physicians. Lives of. 12mo. London, 1830. Fam. Lib.
Architects. Biographies of,-ide FINE ARTS.

Sculptors. Biographies of,--Vide FINE ARTS.

Painters and Engravers. Biographies of,—Vide FINE ARTS. Creasy, E. S. Memoirs of eminent Etonians; with notices of the early history of Eton College. 8vo. London, 1850.

Southey, Robert. Lives and Works of our uneducated poets; an introductory essay [to]"attempts in verse by John Jones." 12mo. London, 1831.

Johnson, Dr. The Lives of the English Poets. Vide Johnson's Works, vols. 9, 10, 11.

Cary, Rev. H. F. The Lives of the English Poets, from Johnson to Kirke White; a continuation of Johnson's Lives. 12mo. London, 1846.

Vide Cary's Works, Vol. 3.

Cary, H. F. Early French Poets, &c. 12mo. London, 1840.

See Cary's Works, Vol. 4

Austin, W. S. and Ralph, J. Lives of the Poets Laureate; with an introductory Essay on the title and office. 8vo. London, 1853.

Stebbing, Henry. Lives of the Italian Poets. Second edition, with numerous additions. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1832.

Godwin, W. Lives of the Necromancers; or, an account of the most eminent persons who have claimed, or to whom has been imputed, the exercise of Magical Power. 8vo. London, 1834.

Hale, Mrs., S. J. Woman's Record; or, sketches of all distinguished women, from the "Beginning," till 1850; arranged in four eras, with selections from Female writers of every age. 8vo. New York, 1853.

Aguilar, Grace. The Women of Israel. 2 vols. 12mo. New York, 1854. Kavanagh, Julia. Women of Christianity exemplary for Acts of Piety and Charity, with portraits. 12mo. London, 1852.

Starling, Miss. Noble deeds of Woman; or, Examples of Female courage and virtue. Fifth edition. 12mo. London, 1853.

Elwood, Mrs. Memoirs of Literary Ladies of England, from the commencement of the last century. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1843.

The Oriental Translation Fund Publications, include the following collective

and separate Biographies:

Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary.

Notices of Persian Poets, by Sir G. Ouseley.

Life of Hafiz Rehmout Khan.

Life of Mohammed Ali Hazin; with,

Lives ofcertain Moghul Emperors, assigned in this Catalogue to HISTORY.

Voir Tassi, Littérature Hindoue. Vol. I. Biographie et Bibliographie, &c. [BELLES LETTRES.]

Mennechet, Ed. Le Plutarque français, vies des hommes et femmes illustres de la France, avec leurs portraits en pied. 8 vol. 4to. Paris, 1838.

Lebrun, Charles. Le Miroir de la France. 2 vol. 8vo. (Chaque volume contenant 12 portraits.) Paris, 1855.

Courcelles, de. Dictionnaire historique et biographique des généraux français, depuis le onzième siècle jusqu'en 1824. 9 vol. 8vo. Paris,

1820-1824.

Dictionnaire des pairs de France. Voir ART HERALDIQUE

ET GENEALOGIQUE.

Brantome. Euvres. 6 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1822-23.

Monthyon. Ministres célèbres de France, de 1660 à 1791

1812.

Guérin, Léon. Les navigateurs français. 8vo.
8vo. Paris, 1846.
Levot, P. Biographie bretonne. 8vo. Vannes, 1852.

8vo. Paris,

Voir Dubois, Recherches archéologiques, biographiques &c., sur la Normandie. [HISTOIRE DE FRANCE.]

Lacombe, M. Francis. Les bourgeois célèbres de Paris. 8vo. Paris, 1852. Deumier, J. Le Fevre. Célébrités d'autrefois ; essais biographiques et litté

raires. 12mo. Paris, 1853.

[Loménie.] Galerie des contemporains par un homme de rien. 10 vol.

12mo. Paris, 1844.

Mirecourt, Eug. de. Les contemporains

17 vol. 18mo. Paris, 1856.

Voir la section de l'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE, et en particulier la Galerie française, l'Iconographie française, &c.

On trouve dans la Bibliothèque de l'école des Chartres des notices biographiques sur plusieurs écrivains du moyen-âge.

Les collections des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France, de Guizot, Petitot, Buchon, &c., contiennent des notices sur chaque auteur.

Les Annales du Barreau français contiennent des notices sur la vie de chaque ora teur. Voir DROIT FRANCAIS,

Voir dans la section POLITIQUE ET LEGISLATION, le Dictionnaire des Girouettesles Grands Corps politiques de l'Etat, &c.

II. SEPARATE LIVES.-BIOGRAPHIES SPÉCIALES.

Abernethy, John (Surgeon.) Memoirs, with a view of his Lectures, Writ ings and character; by G. Macilwain. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1853. Agnew, Sir Andrew. Memoirs of his Life; by Thomas McCrie. 8vo, London, 1850.

Agréda, Sœur Marie d'. Correspondance inédite avec Philippe IV, roi d'Espagne, traduite de l'Espagnol avec une introduction par Germond de Lavigne. 12mo. Paris, 1855.

Aguesseau, le Chevalier d'. Son éloge par Thomas. Voir œuvres de Tho

mas, vol. 3.

Alfieri, Victor. Memoirs of his Life and Writings, written by himself; translated from the Italian. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1810.

Second edition, with alterations

Ali Pacha, (of Jannina.) The Life of, &c.
and additions. 8vo. London, 1823.
Ampère, A. M. Son éloge, par Arago. Voir les œuvres de Fr. Arago, vol. 2.
Ameilhon. Son éloge historique. A.I., vol. 5.

Ancillon. Notice sur sa vie et ses ouvrages, par M. Mignet. Voir Mignet, notices, portraits historiques et littéraires, vol. 2.

Andryane, Alex. Mémoires d'un prisonnier d'état. 2 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1850. Augoulême, Duchess of. Filia Dolorosa. Memoirs of Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, by Mrs. Romer. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1852.

Anquetil. Notice historique. N.I., vol. 4.

Anquetil du Perron. Eloge historique. N.I., vol. 3.
Anselme, l'Abbé. Notice historique. A.I., vol. 14.

Anville, d'. Notice historique. A.I., vol. 45.

Arétin, l'. Sa vie et ses œuvres, par Philarète Chasles.

Mondes, 15 octobre et 15 décembre 1834.

Argenson, le Comte d'. Notice. A.I., vol. 34.

Argenson, le Marquis d'. Notice. A.I., vol. 27.

Revue des Deur

Arnold, Thomas, (Master of Rugby.) Life and Correspondence by A. P. Stanley. Seventh edition. 8vo. London, 1852.

Arnould, Sophie. Portrait, par Arsène Houssaye. Voir Houssaye, portraits, du XVIIIe siècle, vol. i.

Aubigné, Agrippa d'. Mémoires publiés pour la première fois, par Lalanne. 12mo. Paris, 1854.

Bacon, Lord. Life of; by Lord Campbell. 12mo. London, 1853.

Bailly. Son éloge, par Arago. Voir œuvres de Frs. Arago, vol. 2.

Son éloge, par Lacretelle.

rapports, vol. 3.

Voir mémoires de l'institut, discours et

Baird, Sir David. Life of; by Theodore Hook. New edition, revised and corrected. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1833.

Balmès, Dom Jaime.

Sa vie et ses œuvres, par Ch. de Mazade. Revue des Deux Mondes, 15 octobre 1853.

Barnave. Sa vie, par M. Berenger (de la Drome.) Voir œuvres de Barnave,

vol. 1.

Barre, de la. Notice. A.I., vol. 14.

Barrington, Viscount W. W. Political Life, compiled from original Papers, by his Brother Shute, Bishop of Durham. 4to. London, 1814. Barrow, Sir John. Autobiography; including reflections, observations and reminiscences at home and abroad, from early life to advanced age. 8vo. London, 1847.

Bart, Jean. Son histoire par Vanderest. 12mo.

Paris.

Barthélemy, l'Abbé. Son éloge, par M. de Boufflers. Voir mémoires de l'institut, discours et rapports, vol. 1.

Bastie, le Baron de la. Notice. A.I., vol. 16.

Bathurst, Bishop. Memoirs and Correspondence of; by his daughter, Mrs. Thistlethwayte. 8vo. London, 1853.

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Bayard. Voir De la Barre, portraits militaires, vol. 2.

Voir les mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France, (collection Petitot), vol. 15 et 16.

Beattie, Dr. James. Account of his Life and Writings, including many of his original Letters, by Sir Wm. Forbes. 12mo. London, 1824. Beauchamp, de. Notice. A.S.M., vol. 3.

Beaumarchais et la société du XVIIIe siècle, d'après des documents inédits, par M. Louis de Loménie. 2 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1855.

Beauvau. Son éloge, par M. de Boufflers.

cours et rapports, vol. 1.

Voir mémoires de l'institut, dis

Belisarius. Life of, by Lord Mahon. Second edition. 8vo. London, 1848. Bell, Dr. Andrew. The Life of, comprising the history of the system of Mutual Tuition: the 1st. vol., by Robert Southey, edited by Mrs. Southey; the two last by his son, the Rev. C. C. Southey. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1844.

Belley, l'Abbé. Notice. A.I., vol. 38.

Bentley, Dr. [Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.] Life; with an account of his Writings, and Anecdotes of many distinguished Characters; by J. H. Monk. Second edition, revised and corrected. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1833.

Bernard, Saint. Sa vie, par Guillaume, Abbé de Saint-Thierry, &c. Voir mémoires sur l'histoire de France, (collection Guizot,) vol. 10.

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