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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 12 v.
- Contents
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- Volume 1. Rembrandt, Hermanszoon Van Rijn, 1606-1669.
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861.
- Browning, Robert, 1812-1889.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Osler, Sir William, 1849-1919.
- Volume 2. Washington, George, President U.S., 1732-1799.
- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand, 1869-1948.
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Marie Antoinette, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793.
- Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910.
- Volume 3. Jesus Christ.
- Stuart, Jesse, 1907- .
- Waln, Nora, 1895-1964.
- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe, 1882-1942.
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
- Volume 4. Roosevelt, Eleanor (Roosevelt), 1884-1962.
- Napoléon I, Emeror of the French, 1769-1821.
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
- Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess, 1866-1941.
- Volume 5. Colombo, Cristoforo, 1491-1506.
- Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924.
- Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.
- Fields, W. C., 1879-1946.
- Volume 6. Jeanne D'Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
- Lindberg, Charles Augustus, 1902-1974.
- Alexander the Great, 356-323 B.C.
- Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875.
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935, (Jurist).
- Volume 7. Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965.
- Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931.
- Madison, Dolley (Payne) Todd, 1768-1849.
- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571.
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
- Volume 8. Francesco D'Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.
- Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913.
- Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890.
- Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855.
- Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918.
- Volume 9. Leonowens, Anna Harriette (Crawford), 1834-1914.
- Mongkut, King of Siam, 1851-1868.
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882.
- Jefferson, Thomas, President U.S., 1743-1826.
- John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961.
- Volume 10. Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919.
- Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
- Kemble, Frances Anne, 1809-1893.
- Volume 11. Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822.
- Barnum, Phineas Taylor, 1810-1891.
- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
- Ceasar, C. Julias, 100-44 B.C.
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
- Sarton, May, 1912- .
- Volume 12. Sanger, Margaret (Higgins), 1883-1966.
- Licoln, Abraham, President U.S., 1809-1865.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Label
- Family treasury of great biographies
- Title
- Family treasury of great biographies
- Statement of responsibility
- selected and condensed by the editors of The Reader's Digest
- Subject
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- Andersen, H. C., (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
- Antoinette, Marie, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe, 1882-1942
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- Biography
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861
- Browning, Robert, 1812-1889
- Ceasar, C. Julius, 100-44 B.C
- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Colombo, Christoforo, 1451-1506
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
- Eistein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- Fields, W. C., (William Claude), 1880-1946
- Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
- Frank, Anne, 1929-1945
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand, 1869-1948
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr, 1841-1935,
- Jefferson, Thomas, President United States, 1743-1826
- Jesus Christ
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431
- John, XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924
- Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lindberg, Charles Augustus, 1902-1974
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
- Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
- Mongkut, King of Siam, 1851-1868
- Morgan, J. Pierpont, (John Pierpont), 1837-1913
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
- Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
- Rembrandt, Hermansoon Van Rijn, 1606-1669
- Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966
- Sarton, May, 1912-1995
- Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890
- Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
- Stuart, Jessie, 1907-
- Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
- Von Arnim, Elizabeth, 1866-1941
- Waln, Nora, 1895-1964
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Language
- eng
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- MvI
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/organizationName
- Reader's Digest Association
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rembrandt, Hermansoon Van Rijn
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
- Browning, Robert
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Osler, William
- Washington, George
- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand
- Eistein, Albert
- Antoinette, Marie
- Twain, Mark
- Jesus Christ
- Stuart, Jessie
- Waln, Nora
- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe
- Victoria
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Napoleon
- Wright, Richard
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Von Arnim, Elizabeth
- Colombo, Christoforo
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich
- Frank, Anne
- Fields, W. C.
- Joan
- Lindberg, Charles Augustus
- Alexander
- Andersen, H. C.
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Churchill, Winston
- Edison, Thomas A.
- Madison, Dolley
- Cellini, Benvenuto
- Nightingale, Florence
- Francis
- Morgan, J. Pierpont
- Schliemann, Heinrich
- Brontë, Charlotte
- Sullivan, John Lawrence
- Leonowens, Anna Harriette
- Mongkut
- Darwin, Charles
- Jefferson, Thomas
- John
- Hart, Moss
- Renoir, Auguste
- Schweitzer, Albert
- Elizabeth
- Kemble, Fanny
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe
- Barnum, P. T.
- Freud, Sigmund
- Ceasar, C. Julius
- Luther, Martin
- Sarton, May
- Sanger, Margaret
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Johnson, Samuel
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Biography
- Label
- Family treasury of great biographies, selected and condensed by the editors of The Reader's Digest
- Contents
- Volume 1. Rembrandt, Hermanszoon Van Rijn, 1606-1669. -- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861. -- Browning, Robert, 1812-1889. -- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. -- Osler, Sir William, 1849-1919. -- Volume 2. Washington, George, President U.S., 1732-1799. -- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand, 1869-1948. -- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. -- Marie Antoinette, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793. -- Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910. -- Volume 3. Jesus Christ. -- Stuart, Jesse, 1907- . -- Waln, Nora, 1895-1964. -- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe, 1882-1942. -- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. -- Volume 4. Roosevelt, Eleanor (Roosevelt), 1884-1962. -- Napoléon I, Emeror of the French, 1769-1821. -- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. -- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. -- Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess, 1866-1941. -- Volume 5. Colombo, Cristoforo, 1491-1506. -- Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924. -- Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. -- Fields, W. C., 1879-1946. -- Volume 6. Jeanne D'Arc, Saint, 1412-1431. -- Lindberg, Charles Augustus, 1902-1974. -- Alexander the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875. -- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935, (Jurist). -- Volume 7. Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965. -- Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931. -- Madison, Dolley (Payne) Todd, 1768-1849. -- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571. -- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. -- Volume 8. Francesco D'Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226. -- Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913. -- Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890. -- Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. -- Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918. -- Volume 9. Leonowens, Anna Harriette (Crawford), 1834-1914. -- Mongkut, King of Siam, 1851-1868. -- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882. -- Jefferson, Thomas, President U.S., 1743-1826. -- John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963. -- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. -- Volume 10. Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919. -- Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965. -- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. -- Kemble, Frances Anne, 1809-1893. -- Volume 11. Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. -- Barnum, Phineas Taylor, 1810-1891. -- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. -- Ceasar, C. Julias, 100-44 B.C. -- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. -- Sarton, May, 1912- . -- Volume 12. Sanger, Margaret (Higgins), 1883-1966. -- Licoln, Abraham, President U.S., 1809-1865. -- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. -- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Control code
- mrcnon00168407
- Extent
- 12 v.
- Other physical details
- illus
- Label
- Family treasury of great biographies, selected and condensed by the editors of The Reader's Digest
- Contents
- Volume 1. Rembrandt, Hermanszoon Van Rijn, 1606-1669. -- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861. -- Browning, Robert, 1812-1889. -- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. -- Osler, Sir William, 1849-1919. -- Volume 2. Washington, George, President U.S., 1732-1799. -- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand, 1869-1948. -- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. -- Marie Antoinette, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793. -- Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910. -- Volume 3. Jesus Christ. -- Stuart, Jesse, 1907- . -- Waln, Nora, 1895-1964. -- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe, 1882-1942. -- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. -- Volume 4. Roosevelt, Eleanor (Roosevelt), 1884-1962. -- Napoléon I, Emeror of the French, 1769-1821. -- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. -- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. -- Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess, 1866-1941. -- Volume 5. Colombo, Cristoforo, 1491-1506. -- Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924. -- Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. -- Fields, W. C., 1879-1946. -- Volume 6. Jeanne D'Arc, Saint, 1412-1431. -- Lindberg, Charles Augustus, 1902-1974. -- Alexander the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875. -- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935, (Jurist). -- Volume 7. Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965. -- Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931. -- Madison, Dolley (Payne) Todd, 1768-1849. -- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571. -- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. -- Volume 8. Francesco D'Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226. -- Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913. -- Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890. -- Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. -- Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918. -- Volume 9. Leonowens, Anna Harriette (Crawford), 1834-1914. -- Mongkut, King of Siam, 1851-1868. -- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882. -- Jefferson, Thomas, President U.S., 1743-1826. -- John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963. -- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. -- Volume 10. Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919. -- Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965. -- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. -- Kemble, Frances Anne, 1809-1893. -- Volume 11. Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. -- Barnum, Phineas Taylor, 1810-1891. -- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. -- Ceasar, C. Julias, 100-44 B.C. -- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. -- Sarton, May, 1912- . -- Volume 12. Sanger, Margaret (Higgins), 1883-1966. -- Licoln, Abraham, President U.S., 1809-1865. -- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. -- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Control code
- mrcnon00168407
- Extent
- 12 v.
- Other physical details
- illus
Subject
- Andersen, H. C., (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
- Antoinette, Marie, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
- Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe, 1882-1942
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- Biography
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861
- Browning, Robert, 1812-1889
- Ceasar, C. Julius, 100-44 B.C
- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Colombo, Christoforo, 1451-1506
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
- Eistein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- Fields, W. C., (William Claude), 1880-1946
- Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
- Frank, Anne, 1929-1945
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
- Ghandi, Mohandas Karamchand, 1869-1948
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr, 1841-1935,
- Jefferson, Thomas, President United States, 1743-1826
- Jesus Christ
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431
- John, XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924
- Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lindberg, Charles Augustus, 1902-1974
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
- Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
- Mongkut, King of Siam, 1851-1868
- Morgan, J. Pierpont, (John Pierpont), 1837-1913
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
- Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
- Rembrandt, Hermansoon Van Rijn, 1606-1669
- Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966
- Sarton, May, 1912-1995
- Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890
- Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
- Stuart, Jessie, 1907-
- Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
- Von Arnim, Elizabeth, 1866-1941
- Waln, Nora, 1895-1964
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
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