Biographical Articles

Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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ISBN 13 : 9781331024538
Total Pages : 176 pages
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Download or read book Contemporary Biography, References to Books and Magazine Articles on Prominent Men and Women of the Time, 1903 (Classic Reprint) written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Contemporary Biography, References to Books and Magazine Articles on Prominent Men and Women of the Time, 1903 The following lists appeared first in the Monthly Bulletin of this Library, from May 1899 to November 1900. Many of the numbers in which they appeared being out of print, and the lists themselves out-of-date, they are now republished, having been revised and brought down to September 1, 1902, many new names being added to the original ones, and three entirely new lists made; namely, - Sculptors, Clergymen, Social reformers and others. No attempt has been made to compile complete bibliographies, but merely to include references to satisfactory material in this Library. The aim has been to select, from the mass of current biography and criticism, general articles giving as fully as possible information concerning each person's private and public life, his work and personality. Each article has been examined for this purpose, and a note made to indicate its character. Articles that are fragmentary or unauthoritative or mere repetitions of the more commonly known facts; reviews of single books, except when general studies of an author's style; treatises on a man's work from a purely theoretical or scientific standpoint, have not been included. The general rule laid down for the selection of names was to include living persons and those who have died since 1890. There are some exceptions to this rule, e.g. Darwin, who was included because of his close association with Huxley, Spencer, and Tyndall, the biographies of the four giving a good survey of the scientific movement which they represent. Other exceptions are Tennyson and Browning, who were omitted on account of the abundant material concerning them, which is easily accessible. The general idea throughout has been to make the lists of the greatest possible use to this particular Library, and not to devote space to names to which a satisfactory number of references can easily be found in the general catalogue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.