Download or read book The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Charles Frederick Partington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing the Lives of Distinguished Men of All Ages and Countries, With Portraits, Residences, Autographs, and Monuments Biography may be said to approach, and even to touch, follow, observe, and see the individuals in all places and in every instant of their lives, offering examples profitable to all men and in all conditions, and furnishing to the moralist matter for profound meditation. - bacon. 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.