PIERRE ALEXIS PONSON DU TERRAIL
\pɪˈe͡əɹ ɐlˈɛksɪs pˈɒnsən dˈuː tˈɛɹe͡ɪl], \pɪˈeəɹ ɐlˈɛksɪs pˈɒnsən dˈuː tˈɛɹeɪl], \p_ɪ__ˈeə_ɹ ɐ_l_ˈɛ_k_s_ɪ_s p_ˈɒ_n_s_ə_n d_ˈuː t_ˈɛ_ɹ_eɪ_l]\
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A French romancer; born at Montmaur near Grenoble, July 8, 1829; died at Bordeaux, Jan. 31, 1871. He wrote an incredible number of works of fiction; among his works are: "Heritage of a Centenarian"; "Gown and Sword" (1857); "The Matrimonial Agency"; "Memoirs of a Man of the World" (1861); "Nights at the Gilded House"; "The King of Navarre's Mistress" (1863); "The Great World's Bohemians" (1867); "Dr. Rousselle's Secret" (1869); "Aurora's Amours" (1870).
By Charles Dudley Warner
