MELVILLE DE LANCEY LANDON
\mˈɛlvɪl də lˈansɪ lˈandən], \mˈɛlvɪl də lˈansɪ lˈandən], \m_ˈɛ_l_v_ɪ_l d_ə l_ˈa_n_s_ɪ l_ˈa_n_d_ə_n]\
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An American humorist; born in New York State in 1839. Among his works are: "The Franco-Prussian War in a Nutshell" (1871); "Saratoga in 1901" (1872); "Eli Perkins's Wit, Humor, and Pathos" (1883); "Fun and Fact"; "Money"; "Thirty Years of Wit".
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].
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