The Biographical Treasury, a dictionary of universal biography (London, 1854) was a reference book written and published by British author Samuel Maunder.
It reached a 13th edition in 1866, when it was rewritten by William Leist Readwin Cates.
[1] The biographies in the book were arranged in alphabetical order.
A detailed bibliography was provided at the end of the book.
[citation needed] It has proven to be popular even in the 20th century, and is available in several libraries worldwide.