The following list contains two hundred of the many hundreds of writers, painters, musicians and scientists who are denied biographies in the Britannica. There is not a name here which should not be in an encyclop?dia which claims for itself the completeness which the Britannica claims. Many of the names stand in the forefront of modern culture. Their omission is nothing short of preposterous, and can be accounted for only on the grounds of ignorance or prejudice. In either case, they render the encyclop?dia inadequate as an up-to-date and comprehensive reference work. It will be noted that not one of these names is English, and that America has suffered from neglect in a most outrageous fashion. After reading ............