First edition
The first edition was published in 63 volumes from 1885
through 1900 in London by Smith, Elder, and Co. (In the US, Macmillan
also published many of the volumes in conjunction with Smith, Elder.
These copies are noted in the list below with an "(M)" notation.)
Various supplements, errata volumes, and indexes were published in the
years to follow, prior to the second edition
Volume 1 (Abbadie to Anne; 1885):Internet
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Volume 2 (Anneslya to Baird; 1885):Internet
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Volume 3 (Baker to Beadon; 1885):Internet
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Volume 4 (Beal to Biber; 1885):Internet
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Volume 5 (Bicheno to Bottisham; 1886):Internet
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Volume 6 (Bottomley to Browell; 1886):Internet
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Volume 7 (Brown to Burthogge; 1886):Internet
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Volume 8 (Burton to Cantwell; 1886):Internet
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Volume 9 (Canute to Chaloner; 1887):Internet
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Volume 10 (Chamber to Clarkson; 1887):Internet
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Volume 11 (Clater to Condell; 1887):Internet
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Volume 12 (Conder to Craigie; 1887):Internet
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Volume 13 (Craik to Damer; 1888):Internet
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Volume 14 (Damon to D'Eyncourt; 1888):Internet
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Volume 15 (Diamond to Drake; 1888):Internet
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Volume 16 (Drant to Edridge; 1888):Internet
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Volume 17 (Edward to Erskine; 1889):Internet
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Volume 18 (Esdaile to Finan; 1889):Internet
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Volume 19 (Finch to Forman; 1889):Internet
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Volume 20 (Forest to Garner; 1889):Internet
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Volume 21 (Garnett to Gloucester; 1890):Internet
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Volume 22 (Glover to Gravet; 1890):Internet
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Volume 23 (Gray to Haighton; 1890):Internet
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Volume 24 (Hailes to Harriott; 1890):Internet
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Volume 25 (Harris to Henry I; 1891):Internet
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Volume 26 (Henry II to Hindley; 1891):Internet
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Volume 27 (Hindmarsh to Hovenden; 1891):Internet
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Volume 28 (Howard to Inglethorp; 1891):Internet
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Volume 29 (Inglis to John; 1892):Internet
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Volume 30 (Johnes to Kenneth; 1892):Internet
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Volume 31 (Kennett-Lambart; 1892):Internet
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Volume 32 (Lambre to Leigh; 1892):Internet
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Volume 33 (Leighton to Lluelyn; 1893):Internet
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Volume 34 (Llwyd to MacCartney; 1893):Internet
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Volume 35 (MacCarwell to Maltby; 1893):Internet
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Volume 36 (Malthus to Mason; 1893):Internet
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Volume 37 (Masquerier to Millyng; 1894):Internet
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Volume 38 (Milman to More; 1894):Internet
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Volume 39 (Morehead to Myles; 1894):Internet
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Volume 40 (Myllar to Nichols; 1894):Internet
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Volume 41 (Nichols to O'Dugan; 1895):Internet
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Volume 42 (O'Duinn to Owen; 1895):Internet
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Volume 43 (Owens to Passelewe; 1895):Internet
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Volume 44 (Paston to Percy; 1895):Internet
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Volume 45 (Pareira to Pochrich; 1896):Internet
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Volume 46 (Pockock to Puckering; 1896):Internet
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Volume 47 (Puckle to Reidfurd; 1896):Internet
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Volume 48 (Reily to Robins; 1896):Internet
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Volume 49 (Robinson to Russell; 1897):Internet
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Volume 50 (Russen to Scobell; 1897):Internet
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Volume 51 (Scoffin to Sheares; 1897):Internet
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Volume 52 (Shearman to Smirke; 1897):Internet
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Volume 53 (Smith to Stranger; 1898):Internet
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Volume 54 (Stanhope to Stovin; 1898):Internet
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Volume 55 (Stow to Taylor; 1898):Internet
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Volume 56 (Teach to Tollet; 1898):Internet
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Volume 57 (Tom to Tytler; 1899):Internet
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Volume 58 (Ubaldini to Wakefield; 1899):Internet
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Volume 59 (Wakeman to Watkins; 1899):Internet
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Volume 60 (Watson to Whewell; 1899):Internet
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Volume 61 (Whichcord to Williams; 1900):Internet
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Volume 62 (Williamson to Worden; 1900):Internet
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Volume 63 (Wordsworth to Zuylestein; 1900): Internet
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Supplementary volumes for the first edition
Individual Biographies can be found here |