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=Andrews, Stephen Pearl.= _Ms._, 1812-1886. An eccentric writer of New
York city, the originator of phonographic reporting and at one period
prominent as an abolitionist. Among his many and varied works are
Basic Outline of Universalogy, in which he advocated the adoption of
a universal language called Alwato; Discourses in Chinese; Comparison
of Common Law with Roman, French, or Spanish Law on Entails and Other
Limited Property; Love, Marriage and Divorce.
=Angell, Henry Clay.= _R. I._, 1829- ----. A professor of ophthalmology
in Boston University. Diseases of the Eye; How to Take Care of our
Eyes; Records of W. M. Hunt. _Rob._
=Angell, James Burrill.= _R. I._, 1829- ----. President of Michigan
University since 1871. Manual of French Literature; Progress in
International Law.
=Angell, Joseph Kinnicut.= _R. I._, 1794-1857. A legal writer of
Rhode Island, among whose works are Treatise on the Common Law of
Watercourses; The Law of Tide Waters; The Limitation of Actions. _Lit._
=Anspach, Frederick Rinehart.= _Pa._, 1815-1867. A Lutheran clergyman
of Hagerstown, Maryland. Sons of the Sires; Sepulchres of Our Departed;
The Two Pilgrims.
=Anthon, Charles.= _N. Y._, 1797-1867. A noted classical scholar, for
many years professor of ancient languages at Columbia College. He was
the author of some fifty classical text-books, including a Classical
Dictionary. _Har._
=Anthon, John.= _Mch._, 1784-1863. Brother of Charles Anthon, _supra_.
A jurist of New York city. Essay on the Study of Law; Analysis of
Blackstone; Nisi Prius Cases; American Precedents.
=Appleton, Jesse.= _N. H._, 1772-1819. A Congregational clergyman,
president of Bowdoin College, 1807-19. Addresses; Lectures. His works,
with Memoir by A. S. Packard, _infra_, appeared in 1837.
=Appleton, John.= 1804-1891. A former chief justice of Maine eminent as
a legal reformer. The Rules of Evidence Stated and Discussed.
=Appleton, John Howard.= _Me._, 1844- ----. A professor of chemistry at
Brown University since 1868. The Young Chemist; Qualitative Analysis;
Quantitative Analysis; Chemistry of Non Metals. _Sil._
=Appleton, Thomas Gold.= _Ms._, 1812-1884. An artist and littérateur of
Boston. A Sheaf of Papers; A Nile Journal; Windfalls; Syrian Sunshine;
Chequer-Work; Faded Leaves, a volume of verse. _See Life and Letters,
edited by Susan Hale, 1885._ _Rob._
=Apthorp, William Foster.= _Ms._, 1848- ----. A musical newspaper
critic of Boston. Musicians and Music Lovers and Other Essays. He has
translated Zola’s Jacques Damour. =Cop. Scr.=
=Archibald, Andrew Webster.= _N. Y._, 1851- ----. A Congregational
clergyman of prominence in Iowa. The Bible Verified.
=Archibald, Mrs. George.= _See Palmer, Mrs. Anna._
=Arey, Mrs. Harriet Ellen [Grannis].= _Vt._, 1819- ----. An educator
whose home is in Cleveland. Household Songs and Other Poems; Home and
School Training. _Lip._
=Arkwright, Peleg.= _See Proudfit, D._
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