GABRIEL FERRY THE YOUNGER
\ɡˈabɹiːə͡l fˈɛɹi ðə jˈʌŋɡə], \ɡˈabɹiːəl fˈɛɹi ðə jˈʌŋɡə], \ɡ_ˈa_b_ɹ_iː__əl f_ˈɛ_ɹ_i ð_ə j_ˈʌ_ŋ_ɡ_ə]\
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A French dramatist and novelist, son of Gabriel the Elder and continuing his pseudonym; born in Paris, May 30, 1846. He has produced plays,- "Reginah" (1874), being one of the best; while his miscellaneous prose includes "The Last Years of Alexandre Dumas, 1864-70" (1883) "Balzac and his (Feminine) Friends" (1888); and "The Exploits of Caesar: A Parisian Novel" (1889); "The Last Days of King-Sun" (1896).
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].