THE

SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY

TREASURY;

A NEW AND

Popular Encyclopedia

OF THE

BELLES LETTRES.

BY SAMUEL MAUNDER,

AUTHOR OF

"THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE," "BIOGRAPHICAL TREASURY," &c.

THIRD EDITION.

LONDON:

LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS,

PATERNOSTER ROW.

M.DCCC.XLIII.