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poetical works include : Poems) (1836); (l'ra-
nia! (1840); (Astræa: the Balance of Illu-
Holley, Marietta. An American writer of sions) (1850); “Songs in Many Keys) (1861);
humorous stories; born in Ellisburg, N. Y. , 1844. (Songs of Many Seasons) (1875); (The Iron
The most noted of her works are: (My Opin- Gate) (1880). In prose he wrote: (The Auto-
jons and Betsey Bobbet's) (1872), and "Josiah crat of the Breakfast Table) (1859); (The
Allen's Wife) (1878), both of which had an Professor at the Breakfast Table) (1860); (The
extensive sale.
Poet at the Breakfast Table) (1872); which had
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all previously appeared serially in the Atlantic
Monthly. He wrote, also, the novels (Elsie
Venner) (1861) and (The Guardian Angel
(1868). His other prose works, exclusive of his
numerous writings on medical science, are :
(Soundings from the Atlantic) (1864); (Mech-
anism in Thought and Morals) (1871); John
Lothrop Motley) (1879); (Ralph Waldo Emer-
son (1884); (A Mortal Antipathy) (1885); “Our
Hundred Days in Europe) (1887); (Over the
Teacups) (1891); numerous prefaces and intro-
ductions to special volumes; etc. His works
on medicine are likewise important, for Dr.
Holmes was by profession a physician, and in
1847 was made professor of anatomy and phys-
iology in the medical school of Harvard. *
Holst, Hans Peter (hölst). A Danish poet
and novelist; born in Copenhagen, Oct. 22,
1811; died near that city, June 2, 1893. He was
made professor of language and literature at
the Copenhagen Academy, 1836, and traveled
through Europe later at government expense.
His writings are exceedingly varied, elegant,
and tasteful. The Poem in Memory of Fred-
eric IV. , (Recollections of Travel, Poems,
and National Legends, represent his early
work. (Gioacchino,' a drama of merit; (Sicil.
ian Types and Characters,' a sketch of scenery
and manners; and Eros,' a collection of lyrics,
have also spread his fame.
Holst, Hermann Eduard von. A German-
American historian ; born at Fellin, Livonia,
Russia, June 19, 1841. Coming to the United
States in 1866, he engaged in literary work and
lecturing; he returned to Europe, becoming
professor in the universities of Strasburg (1872)
and Freiburg (1874); appointed professor in
the University of Chicago (1892), he came to
this country again. He has written : (Con-
stitutional and Political History of the United
States) (5 vols. , 1876-85); "Lives) of John C.
Calhoun (1882) and John Brown (1888); (Con.
stitutional Law of the United States) (1887). *
Holt, John Saunders. An American novel-
ist; born in Alabama, 1826; died 1886. He was
a lawyer at New Orleans. He wrote : "Life of
Abraham Page,' a novel; (What I know about
Ben Eccles); (The Quines); etc.
Holtei, Karl von (hol'ti). A German dram-
atist, poet, and novelist; born in Breslau,
Jan. 24, 1798; died there, Feb. 12, 1880. After
serving in the campaign of 1815, and going
through the university, he became an actor at
Breslau, and married the noted actress Louise
Rogée. He then essayed dramatic authorship,
his (Viennese in Berlin) and Berliners in
Vienna) meeting with great success. Not long
after appeared the dramas: (The Old Com-
mander); Lenore); (The Tragedy at Berlin);
Poor Peter); and plays founded on Shakes-
peare's life. His wife dying, he married an-
other actress, and continued his work in
connection with the stage; and also began
reading in public. Two volumes of poems,
also 'Silesian Poems, German Songs, Voice
of the Forest, and others, extended his re.
nown. His popular novels include : (The Vaga-
bonds); (Christian Lammfell); and Noblesse
Oblige.
Hölty, Hermann (hėl'ty). A German poet ;
born in Ülzen, Hanover, Nov. 4, 1828 ; died at
Rehburg, Aug. 16, 1887. He became a clergy.
man, and held various pastorates in Hanover.
His (Songs and Ballads, Alpine Charms,
From the German Olympus,' and various other
volumes, have given him his place in literature.
He is a pleasing minor poet.
Hölty, Ludwig Heinrich Christoph. A
German elegiac poet ; born in Mariensee, near
Hanover, Dec. 21, 1748; died at Hanover,
Sept. I, 1776. He was always physically deli-
cate. (The Fall of the Leaves) shows his at-
tractive if slightly effeminate Muse perfec-
tion. Faith and Candor Ever, an elegy to a
country maiden, is a spiritual expression of
love. The consciousness that he was destined
to an early death infused into his song a rarely
pensive note. *
Holyoake, George Jacob. An English social
and religious reformer, journalist, and author;
born at Birmingham, April 13, 1817. He was
educated at the Mechanics' Institute in his
native city, and has figured as teacher, jour.
nalist, and lecturer. He is chiefly known for
his advocacy of secularism. Ilis works include :
(Secularism (1854); Life of Robert Owen)
(1859); (The Limits of Atheism) (1861); (His-
tory of Co-operation (1875-79); Among the
Americans) (1881); (A Hundred Days in New
Mexico and Canada.
Home, John. A Scotch dramatist; born in
Leith, near Edinburgh, Sept. 21, 1722; died at
Marchiston, near Edinburgh, Sept. 5, 1808. He
took part against Charles Edward in the war of
1745, was taken prisoner at Falkirk, but freed
after Culloden. He subsequently became a
clergyman. His great tragedy Douglas,' pro-
duced in Edinburgh in 1756, aroused hostility
among the Scotch clergy, and he abandoned
the church. Douglas) met with great success
in London, and was followed by (Agis, (The
Fatal Discovery,' and Alfred. He aided Mac-
pherson financially in the production of the
Ossian poetry, and also wrote a History of
the Rebellion in Scotland in 1755-56.
Homer (ho-mer). The greatest of epic poets,
author of the Iliad and Odyssey. The date of
his birth is generally set at the eighth or ninth
century B. C. , but has been the subject of dis-
cussion among scholars, with various results,
now inclining to a much earlier period, -as
early as 1300 B. C. , - in accordance with the gen-
eral results of archæological investigations. *
Homes, Mrs. Mary Sophie (Shaw) (Rogers).
An American novelist and writer of verse
(pseudonym Millie Mayfield "); born at Fred-
erick, Md. , about 1830. Her home is in New
Orleans. She has written : (Carrie Harring.
ton, or Scenes in New Orleans) (1857); “Pro-
gression, or the South Defended) (1868), verse ;
A Wreath of Rhymes) (1869); etc.
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Hone, William. An English clergyman and
author; born at Bath, June 3, 1780; died at
Tottenham, London, Nov. 6, 1842. He was for
some years a publisher and bookseller. During
the latter part of his life he preached to a con-
gregation of Dissenters. Of his works : (The
Everyday Book) (1826); (The Table Book )
(1827-28); (The Year Book (1829), containing
much curious information, descriptions of old
customs, etc. , were popular in their day, and
were more than once imitated. (The Politi.
cal House that Jack Built,' a satire, appeared
in 1819, and went through nearly fifty editions.
Hood, Edwin Paxton. An English clergyman
and author; born in Westminster, 1820; died
in 1885. For many years pastor of a Congre-
gational church in London, editor of the Eclec-
tic Review, and a popular lecturer, he has writ-
ten, compiled, and edited nearly fifty volumes,
among which are : John Milton) (1851); “The
Uses of Biography) (1852); Biography of Will-
iam Wordsworth) (1856); Lamps, Pitchers,
and Trumpets) (1867), lectures delivered to the-
ological students; (The World of Anecdote)
(1869); (The Romance of Biography) (1876);
(Oliver Cromwell, his Life, Times, Battle-Fields,
etc. (1884); ( The Throne of Eloquence) (1885).
Hood, Thomas. An English poet, master of
humor and pathos; born in Lo don, May 23,
1799; died there, May 3, 1845. He had few early
advantages, his genius first asserting itself in
his early twenties in Whims and Oddities, a
collection of verse. The most playful and hu-
morous of poets, there is yet a melancholy in
all his numbers that now and then dominates
his song entirely,—(The Hostler's Lament and
(The Haunted House) constituting examples.
(The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies) is worthy
of the hand that wrote (The Song of the Shirt. ?
He has had more imitators than any other
modern poet. *
Hood, Thomas, the younger. An English
poet, humorist, and novelist, son of Thomas;
born in Lake House, Essex, Jan. 19, 1835;
died at Peckham Rye, Surrey, Nov. 20, 1874.
He studied at Oxford, and began his literary
career there with (Pen and Pencil Pictures. )
(Quips and Cranks) was his best production
in verse. His successful novels include : (A
Disputed Inheritance); (A Golden Heart); and
1 The Lost Link. His talent for droll stories
and sketches was considerable.
Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon (höft). A Dutch
poet and historian; born in Amsterdam, March
16, 1581 ; died at The Hague, May 25 (or 21),
1647. He was burgomaster of Minden for nearly
forty years. His works give him high rank,
especially his volume of collected Poems. In
prose, the History of Henry IV. ! ; (History of
the House of Medici); and History of the Low
Countries, display a talent worthy of a great
annalist and investigator. *
Hook, James. Dean of Worcester; born in
London, June 1771; died at Worcester, 1828.
Educated at Oxford, he took holy orders, rose
rapidly in the church, and in 1825 was ap-
pointed dean of Worcester. He wrote politi.
cal pamphlets, sermons, etc. Two of his
novels, Pen Owen) (1822) and Percy Mal.
lory) (1823) attracted much attention.
Hook, Theodore (Edward). An English
humorist, story-writer, and dramatist; born in
London, Sept. 22, 1788; died in Fulham, Aug.
24, 1841. His peculiar wit was well adapted to
the fashion of his day, and the "Sayings and
Doings) were once much in vogue. The plots
of his dramas are mere pegs to hang witticisms
on; but "Gilbert Gurney) and Jack Brag' are
good stories. *
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir. An English
botanist, son of Sir William Jackson; born at
Halesworth, Suffolk, June 30, 1817. He took
his M. D. at Glasgow University in 1839. He
was assistant surgeon and naturalist of the
famous expedition of Sir James Clark Ross;
visited India in 1847; and in 1871 with John
Ball ascended the Great Atlas in Morocco.
From 1855 to 1885 he was on the directorate
of Kew Gardens. Among his works are :
(Botany of the Antarctic Voyage) (1847–60);
(Himalayan Journals) (1854); "Student's Flora
of the British Islands (1870); ' Botany' (Science
Primers), in 1876; Journal of a Tour in Mo-
rocco and the Great Atlas) (1878), with John
Ball.
Hooker, Richard. A famous English divine
and theological writer; born at Heavitree,
Exeter, about 1553; died at Bishopsbourne,
near Canterbury, Nov. 2, 1600. He has been
called “the judicious Hooker. )
work, the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity) (1592-
1648), supporting the ministry, ritual, and cere-
monies of the Church of England, is one of the
masterpieces of English eloquence. Hallam
compares it to Cicero's (De Legibus,' and
Pope Clement VIII. had part of it translated
into Latin, that it might be read to him. The
best edition is John Keble's third (3 vols. , 1845).
Hooker, Thomas. An English nonconform-
ist clergyman; born at Markfield, Leicester-
shire, in 1586; died at Hartford, Conn. , July
7, 1647. He came to America in 1633; in 1636
removed from Newtown (Cambridge, Mass. )
to Hartford, and founded that colony, be-
coming minister of the First Church there.
He won eminence as a theological writer and
a preacher, and has a permanent historical
importance for his instrumentality in drawing
up the first written constitution in America -
that of the Hartford Colony. His chief work
is (A Survey of the Summe of Church Disci-
pline, in collaboration with John Cotton.
Hooker, William Jackson, Sir. An Eng-
lish botanist; born at Norwich, in 1785; died
at Kew, Aug. 12, 1865. A zealous botanist, he
traveled much in his favorite pursuit. He was
Regius professor of botany in Glasgow Uni-
versity in 1820-41, when he became director
of the Kew Gardens. He was knighted in
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ments. His best-known botanical works are:
Journal of a Tour in Iceland' (1809); (Mus-
cologia Britannica (1818), containing the
mosses of Great Britain and Ireland ; (The
British Flora) (1830), which has gone through
several editions ; (British Ferns) (1862); "Gar-
den Ferns) (1862).
Hooper, Johnson. An American writer of
stories; born in North Carolina about 1815;
died 1863. He was a lawyer in Alabama. He
wrote: (Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs);
“Widow Rugby's Husband, and Other Ala-
bama Tales.
Hooper, Lucy. An American sketch-writer
and poet; born in Massachusetts, 1816; died
1841. Her home was in Brooklyn, N. Y. She
wrote (Scenes from Real Life,' a volume of
prose sketches. Her complete poems appeared
in 1848.
Hooper, Mrs. Lucy Hamilton (Jones). An
American poet, novelist, and journalist; born
in Philadelphia, 1835; died 1893. She was for
some time assistant editor of Lippincott's Mag-
azine. Her husband being United States vice-
consul-general in France, she resided after 1874
in Paris, where she was correspondent for several
American newspapers. She wrote: Poems)
(1864 and 1871); and the novels (Under the
Tricolor) (1880) and (The Tsar's Window)
(1881).
Hope, Anthony. See Hawkins.
Hope, James Barron. An American lawyer,
journalist, and poet; born at Norfolk, Va. ,
1827; died 1887. He served in the Confederate
army in the Civil War. Among his poems
are : Leoni di Monti (1857); “Under the Em-
pire, or the Story of Madelon) (1878); and
(Arms and the Man (1882).
Hope, Thomas. An English novelist ; born
about 1770; died Feb. 3, 1831.
He was one of
three brothers, wealthy merchants in Amster-
dam. Among his works are: Household
Furniture and Decorations) (1805); “The Cos-
tume of the Ancients) (1809); Designs of
Modern Costumes) (1812). (Anastasius) (1819)
was his best-known work. Byron told the
Countess of Blessington that he wept bitterly
on reading (Anastasius, for two reasons - one
that he had not written it, and the other that
Hope had.
Hopfen, Hans von (hop'fen). A German poet
and novelist; born in Munich, Jan. 3, 1835, win-
ning note at the university there. His Neces-
sity, and other poems of equal merit, are char-
acterized by originality and picturesqueness,
while his novels - notably (The Old Practi-
tioner) - show him a graceful and graphic de-
lineator of character and customs. He ranks
among the best contemporary German writers,
his versatility not having impaired his quality.
Hopkins, Alphonso Alvah. An American
educator, lecturer, journalist, and miscellaneous
writer; born in New York State, 1843. He has
written in verse: (Asleep in the Sanctum);
"Geraldine, a metrical romance modeled after
Lucile); the novels, (His Prison Bars) (1874);
(Sinner and Saint' (1881); Life of General
Clinton Fisk) (1888); etc.
Hopkins, Edward Washburn. An Ameri-
can educator and writer; born in Massachu-
setts, 1857. He is professor of Sanskrit at Yale,
successor of Professor Whitney. He has writ-
ten : Mutual Relations of the Four Castes in
Manu); ( Translation of Laws in Manu; “Social
and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in
Ancient India); (The Religions of India'; etc.
Hopkins, John Henry. An American divine
and writer, the first Protestant Episcopal bishop
of Vermont (1832); born in Dublin, Ireland,
Jan. 30, 1792; died in Rock Point, Vt. , Jan. 9,
1868. He was originally an iron manufacturer,
afterwards a lawyer, and won eminence by his
vigorous and versatile writings. Among his
works are: "History of the Confessional);
(The End of Controversy Controverted”; “The
Primitive Church); Essay on Gothic Archi-
tecture); (The Church of Rome in her Prim-
itive Purity); (Scriptural View of Slavery,' a
defense of the institution ; (Law of Ritualism);
(History of the Church, in verse; Twelve
Canzonets, words and music.
Hopkins, John Henry. An American cler-
gyman and writer, son of John Henry; born
1820; died 1891. He founded and long edited
the Church Journal. He wrote: (Carols, Hymns,
and Songs); Poems by the Wayside); Life
of Bishop Hopkins); (Faith and Order of
the Protestant Church in the United States);
etc. He also translated Goethe's (Autobio.
graphy.
Hopkins, Mrs. Louisa Parsons (Stone). An
American educator and writer of verse; born
in Massachusetts, 1834; died 1895. Her home
was in Boston. Besides several educational
works she wrote in verse: Motherhood (1880);
(Breath of the Field and Shore); Easter
Carols); etc.
Hopkins, Mark. A distinguished American
educator and religious and ethical writer; born
at Stockbridge, Mass. , Feb. 4, 1802; died at Will-
iamstown, Mass. , June 17, 1887. He was a Con-
gregational divine, and president of Williams
College. Among his works are: (Evidences of
Christianity) (1846); (The Law of Love, and
Love as a Law) (1860); An Outline Study of
Man (1873); etc.
Hopkins, Mark. An American-English jour-
nalist and novelist, son of Mark ; born in Mas-
sachusetts, 1851. He resides at present in Lon-
don. He has written (The World's Verdict
(1888), a novel.
Hopkins, Samuel. A noted American theo-
logian; born at Waterbury, Conn. , Sept. 17, 1721 ;
died at Newport, R. L. , Dec. 20, 1803. He was
one of the leaders in the New England theol-
ogy (so called), and was instrumental in the
extermination of slavery in Rhode Island. His
chief work was System of Doctrines) (1793).
He is said to be the hero of Mrs. Stowe's
novel, (The Minister's Wooing. '
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once
12, 1837. He is a philologist and librarian by
profession, and was at one time professor in
the Academy at Innsbruck, and since 1878 has
been librarian of the university there. His
fame depends upon: (Tyrolese Types); 'The
Life of the People of the Tyrol); and numer-
ous studies of conditions and manners among
the natives of the Alpine region.
Horn, Franz Christoph (horn). A German
novelist, historian of literature, and essayist;
born July 30, 1781; died July 19, 1837. His
romances and tales, (Guiscardo, the Poet,'
(Battle and Victory, and (The Wandering
Jew,' were once widely read, but are now for.
gotten. More noteworthy are : (Outlines of
the History and Nature of German Polite Lit.
erature from 1790 to 1818); (German Poetry
and Rhetoric from Luther's Time to Our Own);
(Shakespeare's Plays,' a valuable critical work.
Hornaday, William Temple. An American
naturalist and writer of travels; born near
Plainfield, Ind. , 1854. He was for a number
of years chief taxidermist of the United States
National Museum, Washington. He has writ-
ten : (Two Years in the Jungle) (1885); (The
Buffalo Hunt' (1887); (Free Rum on the
Congo) (1887); (Taxidermy and Zoological
Collecting '; 'Canoe and Rifle on the Orinoco';
etc.
Hopkinson, Francis. An American political
writer and lawyer and one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence; born in
Philadelphia, Sept. 21, 1737 ; died May 9, 1791.
He wrote: “The Pretty Story) (1774); (The
Prophecy) (1776); (The Political Catechism)
(1777). He also wrote poems and essays. The
(Miscellaneous Essays, and Occasional Writ-
ings appeared posthumously. His humorous
ballad, (The Battle of the Keg, was
widely known.
Hopkinson, Joseph. An American jurist,
son of Francis; born at Philadelphia, Nov. 12,
1770; died there, Jan. 15, 1842. He was one of
the ablest lawyers of his day. He wrote the
famous patriotic song, "Hail Columbia (1798),
for the benefit of an actor, calling it at first
the President's March. '
Hoppin, Augustus. An American book
illustrator and novelist; born at Providence,
R. I. , July 13, 1828; died 1896. He was originally
a lawyer. Besides illustrating works by many
well-known authors, he illustrated his own
books: “On the Nile) (1871); (Recollections
of Anton House, by C. Anton (1881), a novel;
(Two Compton Boys) (1884); Married for
Fun) (1885), a romance; etc.
Hoppin, James Mason. An American edu-
cator and miscellaneous writer; born at Provi.
dence, R. I. , Jan. 17, 1820. A Congregational
clergyman and professor at Yale. Besides
religious writings, he has published: (Life of
Rear-Admiral Foote) (1874); (Greek Art on
Greek Soil); (Old England) (8th ed. 1886), a
highly praised book of travel; (The Early
Renaissance (1892); etc.
Hopps, John Page. An English clergyman
and religious writer; born in London, Nov. 6,
1834. At first a Baptist minister, he joined
the Unitarians, holding pastorates at Sheffield,
Glasgow, and Leicester, where he now resides.
Ile is an active social reformer and advocate
of co-operation. Among his numerous works
are : "Seven Lectures for the People) (4th ed.
1861); (Beside the Still Waters) (1879); (A
Scientific Basis of Belief in Future Life) (1881);
(Future Probation (1886).
Horace, or Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
A great Latin lyric poet; born at Venusia,
in southern Italy, Dec. 8, B. C. 65; died
at Rome, Nov. 27, B. C. 8. His writings, in
the order of their production, are: The (Sat-
ires, or
as the poet himself called them,
(Talks) (Sermones), eighteen in number, and
written in hexameter verse; (Epodes, a col-
lection of lyric poems in iambic and compos-
ite metres; (Odes,' his most exquisite works,
and the delight of scholars ever since they
were written; (Epistles,' in hexameter verse,
brilliant in wit, perfect in melody, replete with
workaday wisdom,- among them is the 'Epis-
tle to the Pisos, or (The Art of Poetry, as it
has been aptly called. *
Hörmann, Ludwig von (hér'män). A Ger-
man descriptive writer ; born in Feldkirch, Oct.
Horne, Richard Henry Hengist. An Eng.
lish miscellaneous writer; born Jan. I, 1803;
died March 13, 1884. His principal works are :
(Cosmo de' Medici) (1837) and (The Death
of Marlowe) (1837), tragedies; "Orion,' an epic
poem (1843); A New Spirit of the Age) (1844);
(Judas Iscariot, a Miracle Play) (1848); (The
Dreamer and the Worker) (1851); (Australian
Facts and Prospects) (1859); (Exposition of
the False Medium, and Barriers Excluding Men
of Genius from the Public) (1883). *
Horváth, Andreas (hör'vät). A Hungarian
poet; born in Pázmánd, Nov. 25, 1778; died
there, March 7, 1839. He became a Catholic
priest soon after attaining manhood. He cre-
ated the classic epic in Hungarian literature.
His principal works are: “Memorial of Zircz);
and the heroic poem Arpád,' in twelve cantos,
for which he was awarded a prize by the Hun-
garian Academy. He became a member of
this body in 1832.
Hosmer, George Washington. An Ameri-
can miscellaneous writer; born in 184-. He
is a physician by profession. Among his writ-
ings are : (The People and Politics); (As We
Went Marching On,' a story of the War; etc.
Hosmer, James Kendall. An American
educator and miscellaneous writer; born at
Northfield, Mass. , 1834. He was professor in
Antioch College 1806-72; the University of
Missouri, Columbia, Mo. , 1872; Washington
University, St. Louis, Mo. , 1874-92; and is now
librarian of the public library of Minneapolis
(1892-97). Among his works are: (The Color
Guard (1864), a record of experiences in the
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(
novel; History of German Literature) (1879);
"Life of Samuel Adams) (1885); (How Thank-
ful was Bewitched); “Life of Sir Henry Vane);
(Story of the Jews,' in "Story of the Nations)
series; etc.
Hosmer, Mrs. Margaret (Kerr). An Ameri-
can novelist and writer for the young; born
in Philadelphia, 1830; died 1897. Her home
was in San Francisco, where she taught school,
and in Philadelphia. She wrote the novels,
(The Morrisons) (1864), Rich and Poor' (1870),
(The Şin of the Father) (1872), etc. ; the ju-
veniles, Blanche Gilroy, (1871), (A Rough
Boy's Story) (1873); and also, (Ten Years of
a Lifetime. )
Hosmer, William Henry Cuyler. An Amer-
ican writer of verse; born in New York State,
1814; died 1877. He was a lawyer in western
New York. He wrote: (Fall of Tecumseh);
"Legends of the Senecas); Yonnondio); “Bird
Notes); (The Themes of Song); (The Months);
(The Pioneers of Western New York'; etc.
Hostrup, Jens Christian (hos'trup). A Dan-
ish poet, dramatist, and humorist; born in Co-
penhagen, May 20, 1818; died there, Nov. 21,
1892. He was intended for the church, but his
talent as a writer of songs and plays, comic,
patriotic, and sentimental, decided his career.
(The Neighbors, a farce, made his reputation
while yet a theological student. His best play
is Master and Pupil. Later, as a clergyman, he
brought out more serious work : (Eva,' a drama;
a volume of Popular Discourses); and various
other productions. His is one of the foremost
names in later Danish literature.
Houghton, George Washington Wright.
(hoton). An American journalist and writer
of verse; born at Cambridge, Mass. , 1850; died
1891. His home was in New York. He wrote:
'Songs from Over the Sea) (1874); (The Le-
gend of St. Olaf's Kirk) (1881); Niagara)
(1882); etc.
Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord
(houton). An English poet, critic, and states-
man; born in Fryston Hall, Yorkshire, June
19, 1809; died at Vichy, France, Aug. 11, 1885.
A Conservative in Parliament, he joined the
Liberals under Lord John Russell, and in 1863
was raised to the peerage.
His best poetry
appears in: Memorials of a Tour in Greece);
(Memorials of a Residence on the Continent,
and Historical Poems); Poems of Many
Years); (Palm Leaves); and a few other small
volumes. His prose is remarkable for the pur-
ity of its Saxon style. It includes: Life, Let-
ters, and Literary Remains of John Keats);
Monographs, Personal and Political); and
various essays in criticism.
House, Edward Howard. An American
journalist and story-writer; born at Boston. He
was a musical and dramatic critic in Boston
and New York ; afterwards professor of English
language and literature in the University of
Tokio, Japan (1871-73), acting as correspond-
ent of the New York Herald. He has written :
Japanese Episodes) (1881); Yone Santo)
(1888), a story of life in Japan; (The Mid-
night Warning, and Other Stories ); (The
Kagosima Affair); etc.
Houssaye, Arsène (ö-sā') A French novel-
ist, dramatist, and critic; born in Bruyères,
near Laon, March 28, 1815. He came early
to Paris, and had written two novels at the
age of twenty-one, «The Sinner) being still
remembered. He wrote (The Caprices of the
Marchioness, (The Comedy at the Window,
and other successful light plays, and became
a stage manager. His later novels include:
(The Beautiful Raffaëlla); (Marion's Repent-
ance); (Romance of the Duchess ); (Women
as They Are); (Women of the Past'; etc.
His art and theatrical criticisms are exceed-
ingly good; the History of French Art in
the Eighteenth Century, Portrait Gallery of
the Eighteenth Century,' and (Studies of Vol.
taire and Rousseau, rank high. His style is
clear and graceful.
Houssaye, Henri. A French historian and
critic, son of Arsène ; born in Paris, Feb. 24,
1848. He studied painting, but transferred his
attention to the study of Greek antiquity. Dur-
ing the siege of Paris in 1870 his gallant con-
duct earned him the Cross of the Legion of
Honor. His valuable publications include:
(History of Alcibiades and the Athenian Re-
public) (1875), crowned by the French Acad-
emy in 1874; Athens, Rome, and Paris (1878);
(History of the Conquest of Greece by the
Romans) (vol. 1. 1885); 1814,' a history of the .
campaign in France and the Fall of the Em-
pire, published in 1888.
Houwald, Christoph Ernst (hö'väld). A
German dramatic poet and story-writer; born
at Straupitz, Nov. 29, 1778; died at Neuhaus,
Jan. 28, 1845. He wrote fables and juvenile
stories, but his literary reputation depends
wholly upon his plays. "The Picture) and
(Curse and Benison are among his best works.