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Universal Literature

A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the World's Most
Eminent Authors, including the Choicest Selections and
Masterpieces from their Writings, Comprising

the Best Features of Many Celebrated
Compilations, Notably

The Guernsey Collection The De Puy Collection
The Ridpath Collection

CAREFULLY EDITED ANd Arranged BY A CORPS OF THE
MOST CAPABLE SCHOLARS

EDITOR IN CHIEF

John Clark Ridpath, A.M., LL.D.

Author of "Ridpath's History of the United States," "* Encyclopedia of

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Universal History,' Great Races of Mankind," etc., etc,

Author of

WITH REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS BY

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CLEMENS

The Life of Roosevelt," " The Life of Mark Twain," "* The Life of Kipling." Of the
Editorial Staff of the "Encyclopedia Americana," etc.

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KEY TO PRONUNCIATION

a as in fat, man, pang. ā as in fate, mane, dale. ä as in far, father, guard. â as in fall, talk. à as in fare.

a as in errant, republican. e as in met, pen, bless. ē as in mete, meet. ê as in her, fern.

i as in pin, it.

i as in pine, fight, file. o as in not, on, frog. ō as in note, poke, floor. ö as in move, spoon. ô as in nor, song, off. õ as in valor, actor, idiot. u as in tub.

ū as in mute, acute. ů as in pull.

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COPYRIGHT, 1906

BY

THE FIFTH AVENUE LIBRARY SOCIETY

All rights reserved

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DERZHAVIN (der' zhä vin), Gabriel..

DESCARTES (dā kärt), RENÉ..

DESJARDINES (dā zhär dañ), PAUL...

DE STENDHAL (dê stoñ däl), see BEYLE, MARIE-HENRI..

DE VERE (de vēr'), SIR AUBREY HUNT....

DE VERE, AUBREY THOMAS..

DE VERE, MAXIMILIAN SCHELE...

DE VINNE (de vin' e), THEODORE LOW..

DE VRIES (de vrēz'), Hugo, see VRIES, HUGO de..

DEWEY (du'i), ORVILLE...

DIAZ (di' az; Sp. de' äth), ABBY MORTON.

DIAZ DEL CASTILLO (de' äth del käs tēl' yō), BERNAL
DIBDIN (dib' din), CHARLES..

DIBDIN, THOMAS FROGNALL.
DICK (dik), THOMAS..

DICKENS (dik' enz), CHARLES.

DIDEROT (de drō), DENIS..

DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER (dēď ričh nik' er bok er), see

IRVING, WASHINGTON

DIES IRAE (di' ēz ï' rē)

DILKE (dilk), SIR CHARLES WENTWORTH.

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DIMITRY (dê me' tre), CHARLES PATTON.

DIMOND (di' mõnd), WILLIAM....

DINGELSTEDT (ding'el stet), Franz von..

DIOGENES (di oj' e něz), LAERTIUS.

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DISRAELI (diz rā'li or diz re' li), BENJAMIN.

D'ISRAELI, ISAAC

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Dix (diks), JOHN ADAMS.

DIX, MORGAN

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DIXON (diks' on), THOMAS, Jr.

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DIXON, WILLIAM HEPWORTH.

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DUCHESS (duch' es), THE, see HUNGERFORD, MARGARET
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DUDEVANT (düd voñ), ARMANDINE LUCILE..

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DUFFERIN AND AVA (duf' êr in and a' vä), Earl of..

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DU MAURIER (dü mō ryā), GEORGE LOUIS Palmella.

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DUNBAR (dun' bär), PAUL LAURENCE..

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DURAND (dü roñ), ALICE MARY CÉLESTE..

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DUYCKINCK (di' kingk), EVERT AUGUSTUS..

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ECHEGARAY (ã chā gä' ri), José..

EDDY (ed' i), MARY BAKER GLOVER..

EASTMAN (est' man), CHARLES GAMAGE..
EASTMAN, ELAINE, see GOODALE SISTERS.
EBERS (a' bers), GEORG MORITZ.

E. D. E. N., see SOUTHWORTH, E. D. E. N.

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EDERSHEIM (a' der shim), ALFRED.
EDGAR (ed' gar), JOHN GEORGE..
EDGEWORTH (ej' wêrth), MARIA..

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