RICHARD VOORHEES RISLEY
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd vˈɔːhiːz ɹˈɪslɪ], \ɹˈɪtʃəd vˈɔːhiːz ɹˈɪslɪ], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d v_ˈɔː_h_iː_z ɹ_ˈɪ_s_l_ɪ]\
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An American author; born in New York, Nov. 8, 1874. Besides being a contributor to English and American magazines, he wrote: "The Sentimental Vikings" (1897); "Men's Tragedies" (1899); "The Sledge" (1900); "The Anvil" (1901); "Life of a Woman" (1902). Died 1904.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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