Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" Volume 12, Slice 2

Various

Encyclopædia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume XII, Slice II, is a scholarly reference compendium that…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Italy" to "Jacobite Church" Volume 15, Slice 1

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1, is a scholarly reference work that gathers…

A Hausa botanical vocabulary

J. M. Dalziel

A Hausa botanical vocabulary is a specialist reference work compiled by the botanist J. M.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" Volume 12, Slice 8

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition offers a scholarly snapshot of notable figures, beginning here with…

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

Chambers’s Twentieth‑Century Dictionary is a comprehensive reference work that arranges every entry…

A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations

J. M. Wheeler

The work is a scholarly reference that assembles brief biographical sketches of individuals who have, in one…

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889

Barkham Burroughs

Barkham Burroughs’ Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, published in 1889, is a handbook…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Matter" to "Mecklenburg" Volume 17, Slice 8

Various

The entry “Matter” opens this portion of the 11th‑edition Encyclopaedia Britannica with a dense survey of…

Mr. Honey's Large Business Dictionary (German-English)

Winfried Honig

History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire [1851]

Samuel Bagshaw

Samuel Bagshaw’s 1851 volume is a comprehensive county reference that blends a historical narrative with an…

American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples

Charles Dexter Allen

The book is a scholarly guide to American book‑plates, written by Charles Dexter Allen in 1894.

Hobson-Jobson A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive

Yule, Henry, Sir; Burnell, A. C.

Hobson‑Jobson is a scholarly glossary that records the Anglo‑Indian vocabulary that grew up as English…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Ichthyology" to "Independence" Volume 14, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly survey of ichthyology, the scientific study of…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" Volume 12, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3, is a reference work that presents a series of…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Volume 4, Slice 1

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume IV Slice 1, is a reference work that gathers concise…

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section F, G and H

Noah Project Gutenberg; Webster

The Gutenberg Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, Section F, G and H, is a reference work that catalogues the…

Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache

Gustav Goedel

Das Werk ist ein etymologisches Wörterbuch, das sich ausschließlich mit der Terminologie der deutschen…

The cumulative book review digest, Volume 01, 1905

Various

The Cumulative Book Review Digest, Volume 01 (1905) is a reference work that assembles the contents of…

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B

Noah Project Gutenberg; Webster

This work is a digitised edition of Noah Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, covering the entries that begin…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" Volume 13, Slice 4

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly overview of the term “hero,” beginning with a…

A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library

Melvil Dewey

Melvil Dewey’s Classification and Subject Index is a practical treatise on library organization, written in…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Volume 5, Slice 8

Various

The volume presents a series of concise scholarly entries drawn from the 11th‑edition Encyclopaedia…

English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations

Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley’s English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations is a scholarly reference…