ELIZA LESLIE
\ɪlˈa͡ɪzə lˈɛsli], \ɪlˈaɪzə lˈɛsli], \ɪ_l_ˈaɪ_z_ə l_ˈɛ_s_l_i]\
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An American prose-writer; born in Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 1787; died in Gloucester, N. J., Jan. 2, 1858. Her father was a personal friend of Franklin, Jefferson, and other eminent men of his time. Her first successful work was a cookery book; she afterward adopted literature as a profession, and edited The Gift, which attained great popularity. Her published works include: "Pencil Sketches" (1833-37); "House Book" (1840); "Ladies' Receipt Book" (1848); and "Behaviour Book" (1853).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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