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Subject Terms Biography.

1. The eccentric mirror : reflecting a faithful and interesting delineation of male and female characters, ancient and modern, who have been particularly distinguished by extraordinary qualifications, talents, and propensities, natural or acquired ... : with a faithful narration of every instance of singularity manifested in the lives and conduct of characters who have rendered themselves eminently conspicuous by their eccentricities : the whole exhibiting an interesting and wonderful display of human action in the grand theater of the world / collected and re-collected from the most authentic sources by G.H. Wilson.

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Date:: 1807-1813
Physical Description:: 4 volumes (various pagings) : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Biographiana / by the compiler of Anecdotes of distinguished persons.

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Creator:: Seward, William, 1747–1799
Date:: 1799
Physical Description:: 2 v. (Med: 2 v. in 1) : ill., port., music ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Wonderful characters : comprising memoirs and anecdotes of the most remarkable persons of every age and nation / collected from the most authentic sources by Henry Wilson ...

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Creator:: Wilson, Henry, -1810
Date:: 1821-1822
Physical Description:: 3 v. : ports. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts