Christian biography -- Dictionaries
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A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines (4 volumes; London: John Murray, 1877-1887), ed. by William Smith and Henry Wace- A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies (based on the 1911 John Murray edition), ed. by Henry Wace and William C. Piercy (multiple formats at CCEL)
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Filed under: Christian biography- The Dying Hours of Good and Bad Men Contrasted (1854), ed. by Daniel P. Kidder (PDF in Australia)
- A Handful of Stars: Texts That Have Moved Great Minds, by Frank Boreham (Gutenberg text and page images)
- The Overcomers: Outstanding Christians Share the Secrets of Successful Living, by Russell Chandler (HTML at Wayback Machine)
- Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911), by George Hodges (illustrated HTML at Gateway to the Classics)
- Evangelical Biography: or, An Historical Account of the Lives and Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, From the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time (new edition, 4 volumes; London: Printed for W. Baynes, 1816), by Erasmus Middleton
- John Newton of Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth: An Autobiography and Narrative, Compiled Chiefly From His Diary and Other Unpublished Documents, by John Newton and Josiah Bull (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Book of Religions: Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America; To Which Are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches (Boston: A. Colby and Co., 1860), by John Hayward
- A Fountain of Gardens (3 volumes (last in 2 parts), 1697-1701), by Jane Lead
- Lives of the English Martyrs Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, in 1885 and 1895 (reissue, 2 volumes; London et al.: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914), ed. by Bede Camm
- Women of Early Christianity (Woman in All Ages and in All Countries v3; Philadelphia: G. Barrie and Sons, c1907), by Alfred Brittain and Mitchell Carroll, contrib. by Joseph Cullen Ayer (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- The Lausiac History of Palladius (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York: Macmillan, c1918), by Bishop of Aspuna Palladius, ed. by W. K. Lowther Clarke
- Memorials of Frances Ridley Havergal, by Her Sister, by Maria V. G. Havergal
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, by John Bunyan (multiple formats at CCEL)
- The History of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ: From His Incarnation Until His Ascension, Denoting and Incorporating the Words of the Sacred Text From the Vulgate; Also, The History of The Acts of the Apostles, Connected, Explained, and Blended With Reflections (New York: D. and J. Sadlier, 1867), by François de Ligny, trans. by Mrs. J. Sadlier
- Cassiodorus (postprint, 1995), by James J. O'Donnell (HTML at Georgetown)
- The Life of the Party: A True Story of Teenage Alcoholism, by Becky Tirabassi and Gregg Lewis (HTML at Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of World Biography (fifth edition, c2018), by Barry O. Jones (multiple formats at ANU E Press)
- Biographie Universelle, Ancienne et Moderne (85 volumes in French; 1811-1862), contrib. by J. Fr. Michaud and Louis Gabriel Michaud (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cyclopedia of Universal Biography: A Record of the Names of the Most Eminent Men of the World (Home Cyclopedia v4; New York: A. S. Barnes and Co.; Cincinnati: H. W. Derby, 1855), by Parke Godwin (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Cyclopedia of Universal Biography: A Record of the Names of the Most Eminent Men of the World (Home Cyclopedia v4; New York: A. S. Barnes and Co.; Cincinnati: H. W. Derby, 1856), by Parke Godwin
- Hand-Book of Universal Biography (Putnam's Home Cyclopedia v4; New York: G. P. Putnam, 1852), by Parke Godwin
- An Historical and Critical Dictionary, Selected and Abridged from the Great Work of Peter Bayle; With a Life of Bayle (4 volumes; London: Printed for Hunt and Clarke, 1826), by Pierre Bayle
- Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries (15th edition; London: G. Routledge and sons, 1899), ed. by Victor Plarr (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Universal, Historical, Geographical, Chronological and Poetical Dictionary (2 volumes; London: Printed for J. Hartley et al., 1703) (page images at HathiTrust)
- "True Biographies of Nations?" The Cultural Journeys of Dictionaries of National Biography (Acton, ACT: ANU Press, 2019), ed. by Karen Fox (multiple formats with commentary at ANU Press)
- Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 volumes; Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark; New York: C Scribner's Sons, 1908-1926), ed. by James Hastings, John A. Selbie, and Louis H. Gray
- Volume I (A - Art): multiple formmats at archive.org
- Volume II (Arthur - Bunyan): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume III (Burial - Confessions): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume IV (Confirmation - Drama): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume V (Dravidians - Fichte): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VI (Fiction - Hyksos): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VII (Hymns - Liberty): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VIII (Life and Death - Mulla): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume IX (Mundas - Phrygians): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume X (Picts - Sacraments): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume XI (Sacrifice - Sudra): multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume XII (Suffering - Zwingli): multiple formats at archive.org
- Index volume: multiple formats at archive.org
- Compilation of Abbreviations and Terms (1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
- Black Writers in New England: A Bibliography, With Biographical Notes, of Books by and About Afro-American Writers Associated with New England in the Collection of Afro-American Literature, Suffolk University, Museum of Afro-American History, Boston African American National Historic Site (Boston: National Park Service, 1985), by Edward Clark (PDF with commentary at Suffolk)
- Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising (Cleveland: G. M. Rewell, 1887), by William J. Simmons (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent ("volume 1" only volume published; 1915), ed. by Frank Lincoln Mather
- Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800 (online edition, 2008), by Neil Jeffares (PDF files with commentary at pastellists.com)
- Australian Dictionary of Biography (online edition) (HTML in Australia)
- A Dictionary of Medieval Romance And Romance Writers (London: G. Routledge and Sons; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., c1913), by Lewis Spence (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Biographie Nationale, by Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-arts de Belgique (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (in English and French) (searchable HTML at biographi.ca)
- The Chinese Reader's Manual: A Handbook of Biographical, Historical, Mythological, and General Literary Reference (reprinted from the edition of 1874; London: Probsthain and Co.; Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1910), by William Frederick Mayers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Diccionario Geografico, Estadístico, Historico, de la Isla de Cuba (4 volumes in Spanish; 1863-1866), by Jacobo de la Pezuela (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dansk Biografisk Lexikon: Tillige Omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814 (19 volumes; Copenhagen: F. Hegel and son, 1887-1905), ed. by Carl Frederik Bricka (HTML and page images at Projekt Runeberg)
- The Dictionary of Falklands Biography, Including South Georgia (online edition), ed. by David Tatham (HTML at falklandsbiographies.org)
- Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1906), by C. E. Buckland (multiple formats at archive.org)
- College of Hampden Sidney: Dictionary of Biography, 1776-1825 (Hampden Sydney, VA: Hampden Sidney College, ca. 1921), by Alfred J. Morrison
- Magyar Írók Névtára;: Életrajzi és Kónyvészeti Adatok gyüjteménye (in Hungarian; Pozsonyban: Nirschy Ferenc könyunyomdája Pozsonyban, 1876), ed. by Moenich Károly and Vutkovich Sándor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1906), by C. E. Buckland (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa (electronic edition, c2009), ed. by David Hudson, Marvin Bergman, and Loren N. Horton (searchable HTML at Iowa)
- A Compendium of Irish Biography: Comprising Sketches of Distinguished Irishmen, Eminent Persons Connected With Ireland By Office or By Their Writings (Dublin: M. H. Gill, 1878), by Alfred Webb (HTML with commentary at libraryireland.com)
- Dictionary of Irish Biography (free online edition) (HTML at dib.ie)
- A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800 (16 volumes; Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, c1973-1993), by Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (electronic edition) (HTML in New Zealand)
- Hvem er Hvem? Haandbok Over Samtidige Norske Maens og Kvinder (in Norwegian; Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1912) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
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