XAVIER AYMON DE MONTEPIN
\zˈe͡ɪvɪəɹ ˈa͡ɪmən də mˈɒntɪpˌɪn], \zˈeɪvɪəɹ ˈaɪmən də mˈɒntɪpˌɪn], \z_ˈeɪ_v_ɪ__ə_ɹ ˈaɪ_m_ə_n d_ə m_ˈɒ_n_t_ɪ_p_ˌɪ_n]\
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A French novelist and dramatist; born at Apremont, Haute-Saone, March 18, 1824; died at Paris, May 1, 1902. His works abound in sensational incidents and situations. He wrote nearly 100 novels, which have been translated into almost every language, the first being "The Knights of Lansquenet" (1847); and, alone or with collaborators, about 30 plays.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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