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A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century: Containing Over Forty-six Thousand Articles (authors) with Forty Indexes of Subjects

Samuel Austin Allibone

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First published: 1899

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Samuel Austin Allibone’s dictionary stands as a monumental achievement in nineteenth-century bibliography, offering an exhaustive record of literary figures from the medieval period through the late 1800s. Scholars and collectors value this work for its immense scope and detailed biographical entries, which provide a window into the academic rigor and editorial ambition of the Victorian era.

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Samuel Austin Allibone compiled this monumental three-volume reference work over the course of two decades, finally publishing the first volume in 1858. It was intended as an exhaustive bibliographic tool that would document every notable English and American author from the dawn of literature through the mid-nineteenth century. The project was fueled by Allibone’s belief that such a comprehensive index was essential for scholars who previously lacked a centralized resource to track the vast output of the English-speaking literary world.

The dictionary is widely admired for its meticulous, if idiosyncratic, approach, reflecting the intense dedication of a Victorian-era polymath. Allibone provided biographical sketches alongside extensive bibliographies, often including critical assessments that capture the literary tastes of his time. While modern digital archives have largely superseded its practical function, the work remains a significant historical artifact of nineteenth-century scholarship and a testament to the sheer scale of early bibliographic research.

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