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pseudonym of George Rose. An English dramatist and writer of humorous sketches; born at London, May 19, 1817; died there, Nov. 11, 1882. He wrote: "Pauline", a drama (1851); "The Dark Cloud", drama (1863); "How will They Get out of It", comedy (1864); and about 35 volumes of humorous pieces selected from his contributions to the comic journals, among them "Mrs. Brown's Visit to the Paris Exhibition" (1867), followed by a series of observations of the same imaginary personage: "In the Highlands" (1869); "On the Grand Tour" (1870); "On the New Liquor Law" (1872); "On the Alabama Claims" (1872); "On Home Rule" (1881); etc.