The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is a collection of 55,000 specially written biographies of men and women who have shaped all aspects of the British past, from the earliest times to the end of the year 2008. The stories of these lives - told in substantial, authoritative, andreadable articles - have been published simultaneously in 62 print volumes and online.Inclusive - Authoritative - UniqueFor the first time, we are making the 60 volume set and the 2001-2004, and 2005-2008 supplements available at one set price.