FRANCIS W BOURDILLON
\fɹˈansɪs dˈʌbə͡ljˌuː bˈɜːdɪlən], \fɹˈansɪs dˈʌbəljˌuː bˈɜːdɪlən], \f_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_ɪ_s d_ˈʌ_b_əl_j_ˌuː b_ˈɜː_d_ɪ_l_ə_n]\
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Born in 1852. He was educated at Oxford, and became tutor to the children of the Princess Christian of England. He is famous for a short poem, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", and has published a novel, "Nephele" (New York and London, 1896), besides "Among the Flowers and Other Poems" (1872), and "Young Maids and Old China" (1888); "Minussula" (1896).
By Charles Dudley Warner
