SIR ARCHIBALD EDMONSTONE
\sˌɜːɹ ˈɑːt͡ʃɪbˌɔːld ˈɛdmənstˌə͡ʊn], \sˌɜːɹ ˈɑːtʃɪbˌɔːld ˈɛdmənstˌəʊn], \s_ˌɜː_ɹ ˈɑː_tʃ_ɪ_b_ˌɔː_l_d ˈɛ_d_m_ə_n_s_t_ˌəʊ_n]\
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An English descriptive writer, dramatist, poet, and Pietist; born in London, March 12, 1795; died there, March 13, 1871. He was an extensive traveler, and wrote "A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt" (1822); in addition to which "Leonora" (1832), a tragedy, "The Progress of Religion" (1842), a poem, and "The Christian Gentleman's Daily Walk" (1840), evince fair talent.
By Charles Dudley Warner