ANTOINE JOSEPH NICOLAS DE ROSNY
\ˈantɔ͡ɪn d͡ʒˈə͡ʊsəf nˈɪkələz də ɹˈɒsni], \ˈantɔɪn dʒˈəʊsəf nˈɪkələz də ɹˈɒsni], \ˈa_n_t_ɔɪ_n dʒ_ˈəʊ_s_ə_f n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ə_z d_ə ɹ_ˈɒ_s_n_i]\
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A French miscellaneous writer; born at Paris in 1771; died at Valenciennes, Oct. 21, 1814. He was one of the most prolific writers of his century. His first book, "The Unfortunates of La Galetiere" (1796), a romance, was followed with almost inconceivable rapidity by more than eighty volumes, among them being: "Life of Florian" (1797); "The Oracle of Apollo" (1800); and "Literary View of France during the Thirteenth Century" (1809), an attempt to finish the work on the literary history of France, material for which had been collected by the Benedictines of St. Maur. Chagrin at the miserable failure of his project hastened his death.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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