The life and correspondence of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B., Vol. 1 (of 2) / Late principal librarian of the British museum, senator of Italy, etc.

The biography traces the life and correspondence of Sir Anthony Panizzi, recounting his Italian origins, youthful political involvement and forced exile, and his establishment in England where he rose through the British Museum to become principal librarian. It combines narrative of personal episodes, administrative duties, public controversies and reforms, and detailed letters and official papers to illuminate his professional methods, cataloguing work, and relationships with contemporaries. Chapters interleave early life, emigration, appointment and institutional conflicts, and append an extended set of reminiscences and bibliographical notes that document his influence on library practice and the wider literary and political circles he engaged.