Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Biographical Annual 1884
When it is proposed to add yet another to the multitude of useful and popular reference books, the questions may very properly be asked That special claim does it make? How does it differ from other works of the same general character? In what direction is it better, or fuller, or more useful?
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