THE YOUNGER PIERCE EGAN
\ðə jˈʌŋɡə pˈi͡əs ˈiːɡən], \ðə jˈʌŋɡə pˈiəs ˈiːɡən], \ð_ə j_ˈʌ_ŋ_ɡ_ə p_ˈiə_s ˈiː_ɡ_ə_n]\
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An English novelist, son of Pierce the Elder; born in London, 1814; died there, July 6, 1880. At first an artist, he turned to fiction, winning fame with "Robin Hood" (1840), "Wat Tyler" (1841), and similarly conceived romances; while his later and more sensational tales, "Imogen", "Fair Lilias", and others, appeared for the most part as serials only.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.