The British Encyclopedia

The British Encyclopedia

"The British Encyclopaedia" and "The British Dictionary" are a 12 volume general knowledge encyclopaedia and dictionary published by Odhams Press Limited in 1933.

Contributors to the work include a number of prominent academics.


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