Review
'Enormous, and enormously useful ... as a biographical reference book, the best single-volume work I have seen.' The Australian
'Irresistible because of its scope and format.' The Scotsman
'The book deserves a permanent place of honour in your personal library and is essential reading in schools, colleges and universities.' Sunday Independent
'Irresistible because of its scope and format.' The Scotsman
'The book deserves a permanent place of honour in your personal library and is essential reading in schools, colleges and universities.' Sunday Independent
Book Description
The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is the authoritative single-volume reference work on people, both living and dead: a reliable source of information on over 26,000 figures, fully cross-referenced. This Second Edition has been comprehensively updated and supplemented with new entries.
