Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile significant men and women of the 18th century, each with information on the subject's early life, notable achievements, and an overview of his or her place in history. Includes illustrations, succession lists, genealogies, maps, and tables.
General Note
Some of the essays in this work were originally published in Dictionary of world biography and the series of works collectively titled, Great lives from history, both edited by Frank N. Magill.
Content Note
v. 1. Fanny Abington-Little Tutle -- v. 2. Mikhail Vasilevich Lomonsov - Count on Zinzendorf ; indexes.