ARTHUR SHERBURNE HARDY
\ˈɑːθə ʃˈɜːbɜːn hˈɑːdi], \ˈɑːθə ʃˈɜːbɜːn hˈɑːdi], \ˈɑː_θ_ə ʃ_ˈɜː_b_ɜː_n h_ˈɑː_d_i]\
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An American novelist, poet, and man of letters; born at Andover, Mass., Aug. 13, 1847. He graduated from West Point, and commanded a military post in the South for two years. His poetry consists mainly of lyrics and sonnets, while his novels are full of interest and charm. He is a skilled musician. In 1897 he was appointed minister to Persia. "But Yet a Woman" and "The Wind of Destiny" are among the more important of his novels. "Passe-Rose" is a French idyl. His poems have been published in numerous magazines, and some of his mathematical studies have taken shape in a volume on "Quaternions". His latest work is "His Daughter First" (1903).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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