BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA

LITERARIA;

OR

Biography of Literary Characters

OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,

ARRANGED

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD.

BY

THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A.

CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE

(ACADÉMIE DES INSCRIPTIONS Et belles lettres).

LONDON:

JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.

1846.

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BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA

LITERARIA;

OR

Biography of Literary Characters

OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF THE COUNCIL

OF THE

ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE.

LONDON J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT STREET.