PHILIP AUBERT DE GASPE
\fˈɪlɪp ˈɔːbət də ɡˈasp], \fˈɪlɪp ˈɔːbət də ɡˈasp], \f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_p ˈɔː_b_ə_t d_ə ɡ_ˈa_s_p]\
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A Canadian author; born in Quebec, Oct. 30, 1786; died there, Jan. 29, 1871. A lawyer, afterwards sheriff, he became involved in debt for which he was imprisoned four years; and when released, secluded himself on his estate of St. Jean Port-Joli. His "Old-Time Canadians" (1862), and his "Memoirs" (1866), treat of Canadian traditions and folk-lore, and were written in French. The former was perhaps the most popular book ever published in Canada. An English translation was made by Mrs. Pennie.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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