Extraordinary Men: Their Boyhood and Early Life ... with Numerous Portraits and Illustrative Engravings. New Edition, Revised and Augment

Publisher Marketing: Title: Extraordinary Men: their boyhood and early life ... With numerous portraits & illustrative engravings. New edition, revised and augmented. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Russell, William; 1864. 112 p.; 8 . 010370.f.6.(2.) Contributor Bio:  Russell, William William Russell was born in Sunderland, County Durham. He became interested in acting at an early age and was involved with organizing entertainment during his time with the Royal Air Force. He appeared in "Hamlet "in London s West End and went on to appear in a number of films and television shows, including "The Great Escape", "Doctor Who", and "Superman".