Publisher's Synopsis
Containing interesting accounts, critical and historical, of the lives and characters, labours and actions, of Eminent Persons, in all ages and countries, conditions and professions, classed according to their various talents and pursuits. Volume 5. Forming the second volume of series 3. This book, "A Universal Biography, chronologically arranged Volume 5", by John Platts, is a replication of a book originally published before 1826. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
