AUGUSTUS HOPPIN
\ˈɔːɡʌstəs hˈɒpɪn], \ˈɔːɡʌstəs hˈɒpɪn], \ˈɔː_ɡ_ʌ_s_t_ə_s h_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_n]\
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An American illustrator and novelist; born at Providence, R. I., July 13, 1828 died at Flushing, April 2, 1896. He was originally a lawyer. Besides illustrating works by many well-known authors, he illustrated his own books: "On the Nile" (1871); "Recollections of Anton House, by C. Anton" (1881), a novel; "Two Compton Boys" (1884); "Married for Fun" (1885), a romance; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].