The (, ''Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century''), often called the (), is a French encyclopedic dictionary. It was planned, directed, published, and to a substantial degree written by

Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (; 23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume . Early ...

, though he also relied on anonymous fellow contributors and though he died in 1875, before its completion. The publication of the ''Grand dictionnaire universel'' in 15 volumes of 1500 pages extended from 1866 to 1876. Two supplements were published in 1877 and 1890.

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Volumes 1–15, covering A–Z, were issued from 1866 to 1876. A supplement (Volume 16) was published in 1877, and a second supplement (Volume 17), in 1890.Se
vol. 17, pp. 2023–2024
The Larousse firm also published further supplements in the form of a magazine called ''Revue encyclopédique'' (1891–1900) then ''Revue universelle'' (1900–1905). Unlike

Émile Littré Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (; 1 February 18012 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his , commonly called . Biography Littré was born in Paris. His father, Michel-François Littré, had been a gu ...

's contemporary dictionary, the ''Grand Larousse'' is primarily an encyclopedia. It is opinionated and has a distinctive and personal style. One such instance of subjectivity appears regarding emperor

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

. For Pierre Larousse, what the

Republic A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...

's general had done until the ''coup'' of 18 Brumaire was virtuous and glorious, but the ''coup'' and the subsequent rule of the

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...

and

emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...

were a tyrant's doings. Hence, the had two entries: one for ''Bonaparte, Napoleon'', who, according to the article, died on the 18 Brumaire (9 November 1799); and one for ''Napoleon'' referring to the consul and emperor. Though it is true that Napoleon Bonaparte "changed" his name to Napoleon I, he only did so at his crowning as emperor, not after the 18 Brumaire ''coup''.

''Nouveau Larousse illustré''

The '' Nouveau Larousse illustré'' was an illustrated encyclopedia published 1897–1904 by

Éditions Larousse Éditions Larousse () is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse, and for some time was known also as Librarie Larousse; its best-known work is the '' Petit Larousse'' sin ...

and edited by Claude Augé. It was essentially a scaled-down, updated and more neutral version of the .

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on Gallica, the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The (; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. Some of its extensive collections, including bo ...

's digital collection.
A digitization project
Includes much background material and bibliography on 19c French dictionaries and encyclopedias. In French. * Online copies of at the

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''Nouveau Larousse illustré''

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