Biographia britannica literaria ; or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological order /

Biographia britannica literaria ; or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological order /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877
Corporate Author: Royal Society of Literature
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : J. W. Parker, 1842-46.
Subjects:
English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Bio-bibliography.
Anglo-Norman literature > Bio-bibliography.
Great Britain > Bio-bibliography.
Description
Item Description:"Published under the superintendence of the Council of the Royal society of literature."
"It is proposed by the Society, in continuing the work, to trace down the stream of British literature, in successive periods of time, to the close of the seventeenth century." Only these two volumes appeared, however.
Physical Description:2 volumes ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:"Bibliographical list of editions of anonymous books in Anglo-Saxon, and of works specially illustrating the Anglo-Saxon language and history": [volume 1], pages 528-537.