Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: Netherton and Worth, 1892, copyright 1897, copyright 1901, copyright 1908.
Credits
Eric Hutton, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-06-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1843–1916
Best known for compiling a vast reference work on notable lives, this Cornish librarian turned a love of records into a project of remarkable scale. His writing is especially valued for the patient, careful way it gathers together the stories of thousands of people.
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