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Legg inn av Gjest » 23 sep 2004 15:48:00

The new edition of the Oxford _Dictionary of National Biography_ is published
today, 60 Vols. and 54,922 entries of Brits (loosely defined), a mere snip at
£7,500 (about $13,125) that is under 14p (25c) an entry, even so and with the
£1,000 discount for early orders, I think I will be keeping my wallet (US
pocketbook or whatever) closed, as will, unfortunately, my local village library.

Adrian

Tim Powys-Lybbe

Re: DNB

Legg inn av Tim Powys-Lybbe » 23 sep 2004 17:21:33

In message of 23 Sep, ADRIANCHANNING@aol.com wrote:

The new edition of the Oxford _Dictionary of National Biography_ is
published today, 60 Vols. and 54,922 entries of Brits (loosely
defined), a mere snip at £7,500 (about $13,125) that is under 14p
(25c) an entry, even so and with the £1,000 discount for early
orders, I think I will be keeping my wallet (US pocketbook or
whatever) closed, as will, unfortunately, my local village library.


Or a mere 195 ukp per annum for the on-line edition. A few
bring-and-buy stalls would surely cover that?

--
Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org
For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org

John Brandon

Re: DNB

Legg inn av John Brandon » 23 sep 2004 22:45:10

We've just received our set here in the library. I've already noticed
an error: the bio. of John-1 Nelson of New England makes him a
grandson maternally of Edmund and Elinor (Harvey) Temple (citing
Burke's _Peerage_, of all things).

I've enjoyed reading the updated sketches of my ancestors John Mason,
Rev. John Lathrop, William Brewster, and Rev. Henry Whitfield (the
identity of whose wife *is* known, by the way).

Samuel Desborough, who married Henry Whitfield's daughter, is given
his own entry (sub "Desborough"), while his brother John is found sub
"Disbrowe." Their mother is correctly stated to be Elizabeth
Marshall.

In connection with my (? interminable) postings on John Gifford, I
notice that the Thomas Purys (father and son) now have an entry.




ADRIANCHANNING@aol.com wrote in message news:<1c2.1eb8c7f8.2e8411ea@aol.com>...
The new edition of the Oxford _Dictionary of National Biography_ is published
today, 60 Vols. and 54,922 entries of Brits (loosely defined), a mere snip at
£7,500 (about $13,125) that is under 14p (25c) an entry, even so and with the
£1,000 discount for early orders, I think I will be keeping my wallet (US
pocketbook or whatever) closed, as will, unfortunately, my local village library.

Adrian

John Brandon

Re: DNB

Legg inn av John Brandon » 24 sep 2004 15:37:42

There's also an entry for Peter Folger, for those with Nantucket connections.

Chris Phillips

Re: DNB

Legg inn av Chris Phillips » 24 sep 2004 15:52:29

Adrian Channing wrote:
The new edition of the Oxford _Dictionary of National Biography_ is
published
today, 60 Vols. and 54,922 entries of Brits (loosely defined), a mere snip
at
£7,500 (about $13,125) that is under 14p (25c) an entry, even so and with
the
£1,000 discount for early orders, I think I will be keeping my wallet (US
pocketbook or whatever) closed, as will, unfortunately, my local village
library.


There are some sample articles here:
http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/lotw/
(actually, there is going to be a free sample article per day, with a week's
worth available at any time).

No doubt this will be a fertile source of CP additions and corrections. The
sample article on Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502) has him born 19
September 1486, as opposed to CP's 20 September. Unfortunately CP cites no
source, and the DNB just gives a list of sources (including CP) for the
whole article ...

Chris Phillips

John Brandon

Re: DNB

Legg inn av John Brandon » 27 sep 2004 23:03:49

I see there's also an entry for Gov. Thomas Mayhew. The article on
the Culverwell family might be of interest to descendants of Mr. Roger
Conant of Salem.

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