LUCIEN BIART
\lˈuːʃən bˈa͡ɪ͡ət], \lˈuːʃən bˈaɪət], \l_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n b_ˈaɪə_t]\
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A French novelist, poet, and writer of travels; born at Versailles, June 21, 1829. He published a number of novels, containing masterly descriptions of Mexican and South-American nature and customs. Among his works are: "The Mexican Women" (1853), poems; "Adventures of a Young Naturalist" (1869); "The Clients of Dr. Bernagius" (1873); "Across America" (1876), crowned by the Academy. He died March 26, 1897.
By Charles Dudley Warner