No More Learning

See Santillana.
Menendez y Pelayo, Marcelino (mā-nen'-
deth ē pā-lä'yo). A Spanish scholar, historian,
and poet; born at Santander, 1855. He is pro-
fessor of Spanish literature at the University
of Madrid, and one of the most brilliant writers
of modern Spain. His History of Spanish
Heterodoxy' (3 vols. , 1880-82), in which he de.
fended the Inquisition, and declared against
modern liberalism and science, has excited
much discussion. Other prose works are : (His-
tory of Æsthetic Ideas in Spain (1884-91);
"Calderon and his Plays) (3d ed. 1885); (Span-
ish Science) (3d ed. 1887-89); etc. His best
poetry is contained in (Odes, Epistles, and
Tragedies) (1883).
Menken, Adah Isaacs. An American-Jewish
poet and actress ; born near New Orleans, 1835 ;
died 1868. Her maiden name was Dolores
Adios Fuertes. Married four times (once to the
pugilist John C. Heenan), she was generally
known by the name of her first husband, Alex.
ander Isaacs Menken. Her verses show po-
etic ability uncultivated. She published: (Mem-
ories); “Infelicia) (1868).
Menzel, Wolfgang. A German critic and
miscellaneous writer; born at Waldenburg, Si-
lesia, June 21, 1798; died at Stuttgart, April
23, 1873. He was member of the Würtemberg
Assembly (1830–38) and Chamber (1848-49);
editor for many years of the Literaturblatt
(Journal of Literature). His writings were very
varied. The best known were : (German Lit-
erature) (1828; English translation in Ripley's
(Specimens of Foreign Literature, Boston,
1840); a collection of critiques, “History of the
Germans) (6th ed. 1872–73; English translation
by Horrocks, London, 1849); (History of Ger-
man Poetry) (2d ed. 1875); (Rübezahl) (1829);
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(Narcissus) (1830), two tales; ( Furore) (1851),
a romance ; etc.
Mercator (Latinized from his real name,
Kramer), Gerhard (mér-kā'tor). A celebrated
Flemish geographer; born at Rupelmonde, Bel-
gium, March 5, 1512; died at Duisburg, Prussia,
Dec. 2, 1594. He invented the “Mercator sys-
tem” of projection of the earth's surface, made
familiar in our atlases. His chief works were
(Geographical Maps according to Ptolemy)
(1578-84); and (Atlas) (1595), which made an
epoch in cartography.
Mercier, (Louis) Sébastien (măr-s7-yā'). A
French dramatist and essayist; born at Paris,
June 6, 1740; died there, April 25, 1814. He
was a member of the Five Hundred; professor
of history at the Central School, Paris; mem-
ber of the National Institute. His dramatic
works appeared in four volumes at Amsterdam,
1778–84. His most important writings were :
(Picture of Paris) (12 vols. , 1781-90), a descrip-
tion of Parisian life; New Paris ) (6 vols. ,
1800), a description of Parisian life during the
Revolution. My Night-Cap) (4 vols. , 1784)
was an attack on classicism. He was a very
prolific writer, and made the first French trans-
lation of Schiller's (Maid of Orleans.
Meredith, George. A great English novel-
ist and poet; born in Hampshire, 1828. He
has published: (Poems) (1851); (The Shaving
of Shagpat) (1855); (Farina: a Legend of Co-
logne) (1857); ( The Ordeal of Richard Feverel?
(1859); Mary Bertrand) (1860); (Evan Har-
rington (1861); Modern Love) (1862), poems;
(Emilia in England (1864), subsequently re-
published under the title (Sandra Belloni);
(Rhoda Fleming' (1865); (Vittoria) (1866);
(The Adventures of Harry Richmond' (1871);
(Beauchamp's Career) (1875); (The Egoist)
(1879);( The Tragic Comedians) (1881);Poems
and Lyrics of the Joy of Earth (1883); “Diana
of the Crossways) (1885); (Ballads and Poems
of Tragic Life) (1887); (A Reading of Earth)
(1888); "One of our Conquerors) (1890); (The
Empty Purse (1892), poems; Lord Ormont
and his Aminta) (1894); (The Amazing Mar.
riage) (1895). His shorter prose tales include:
(The Tale of Chloe ); (The House on the
Beach); «The Case of General Ople and Lady
Camper. *
Meredith, Owen. See Lytton.
Mérimée, Prosper (mā-rê-mā'). A celebrated
French essayist and littérateur; born at Paris,
Sept. 28, 1803; died at Cannes, Sept. 23, 1870.
He studied law, but never practiced; was sen-
ator in 1853. His best-known works were the
two novels (Colomba) (1830), treating of the
Corsican vendetta ; and (Carmen' (1840), which
furnished the plot of Bizet's opera of the
He wrote besides : Plays of
Clara Gazul) (1825); (Historic Monuments)
(1843); "Historic and Literary Medleys) (1855),
a collection of comedies in the style of the
Spanish “intermezzo”; “Guzla) (1827), a col-
lection of Illyrian lyrics; (Mateo Falcone, a
novel; Letters to an Unknown' (Lettres à
Une Inconnue): 1873); etc. *
Merivale, Charles. An English historian
and divine; born at Barton Place, Devonshire,
March 8, 1808; died at Ely, Dec. 27, 1893. He
was dean of Ely from 1869. He wrote: (His-
tory of the Romans under the Empire) (latest
ed. 1890), his principal work, extending from
Cæsar's Gallic campaigns to Commodus, where
Gibbon begins; (General History of Rome )
(1875); Lectures on Early Church History)
(1879); etc.
Merivale, Herman. An English states-
man, political economist, and historical writer,
brother of Charles; born at Dawlish, Devon-
shire, Nov. 8, 1806; died in London, Feb. 9,
1874. He was professor of political economy
at Oxford, 1837-42 ; under-secretary for the
colonies, 1848–60; perpetual under-secretary for
India. He wrote : (Colonization and Colonies)
(2 vols. , 1841), the best work on the subject;
(Historical Studies) (1865); etc.
Merivale, Herman Charles. An English
dramatist, novelist, and poet, son of Herman;
born in London, 1839. A lawyer for fifteen
years, he withdrew from practice in 1879. He
has written the plays (All for Her) (1874),
(Forget Me Not! (1879), etc. ; the stories
(Faucit of Balliol (1882) and (Binko's Blues)
(1884); the volume of poems (The White Pil.
grim (1883); the tragedy (Florien (1884).
Meriwether, Mrs. Elizabeth (Avery). An
American novelist; born in Tennessee, 1832.
Her home is at Memphis, Tenn. She has writ-
ten : (The Master of Red Leaf(1879), Ku-
Klux-Klan) (1880), a drama; My First and
Last Love); etc.
Meriwether, Lee. An American writer;
born in Columbus, Miss. , Dec. 25, 1862. He
is the author of: (A Tramp Trip: How to See
Europe on Fifty Cents a Day) (1887); (The
Tramp at Home); and (Afloat and Ashore on
the Mediterranean.
Merle, Jean Toussaint (mårl). A French
dramatist, publicist, and critic; born at Mont-
pellier, 1785; died in Paris, 1852. A prolific
writer, he collaborated with Ourry, Brazier, Car-
mouche, etc. , on the dramas (The Old Young-
Man (1812); “The New-Market Races) (1818);
(The Monster and the Magician) (1826); etc. :
and wrote Memoirs, Historic, Literary, and
Critical, of Bachaumont? (3 vols. , 1808-9);
(The English Spy) (1809); (Of the Opera'
(1827); Anecdotes, Historical and Political, for
a History of the Conquest of Algiers) (1831-32);
(Chambord) (1832); etc.
Merle d'Aubigné. See D'Aubigné.
Merlin (mer'lin). Putative author of (The
Prophecy of Merlin); a British bard and magi.
cian supposed to have lived in the 5th century.
In the 12th century Geoffrey of Monmouth gave
a Latin translation of the Prophecy,' which
till then had been preserved in Welsh tradition.
By natural accretion the Prophecy) grew in
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volume from age to age, and to " Merlin ” are
ascribed poems which had their rise in the
time of King Arthur, as the "Avallenau) (AP-
ple-Garth), and the Hoianau) (Listeners).
Merriam, George Spring. An American es-
sayist and biographer; born in Massachusetts,
1843. He lives at Springfield, Mass. He has
written : (A Living Faith, Life of Samuel
Bowles, (A Symphony of the Spirit); and is a
frequent contributor to periodicals.
Merrill, Selah. A well-known American
explorer and archæologist; born at Canton
Centre, Conn. , May 2, 1837. He was chaplain
in the Civil War ( 1864-65 ); since then has
been engaged in explorations in Palestine. He
was consul at Jerusalem 1884-86 and 1890-93.
Among his works are: (East of the Jordan
(2d ed. 1883); “Galilee in the Time of Christ)
(1881); “The Site of Calvary) (1886); etc.
Merry, Robert. An English dilettante; born
in London, April 1755; died at Baltimore, Md. ,
Dec. 14, 1798. He resigned from the army
(1775); became a member of the famous Della
Crusca Academy at Florence, Italy (1784-87);
on returning to London, wrote plays and poems
under the pseudonym “Della Crusca. ) His
affected style found many imitators, and the
school that arose was satirized by Gifford in
his (Baviad' and Mæviad. He married an
actress, and came to this country in 1796.
Mersliakov, Alexis Theodorovich (măr-zlē-
ä-kof'). A noted Russian poet and miscella-
neous writer; born at Dolmatov, government
of Perm, 1778; died near Moscow, 1830. He
was an ardent classicist; professor of rhetoric
and literature at the University of Moscow in
1810. He wrote a number of poems which were
set to music and became popular songs. His
principal literary works were : Ancient Poetry
and its Influence on Modern Civilization' (1810);
and Imitation and Translation of Greek and
Latin Authors) (1825).
Méry, Joseph (mā-re'). A French miscella-
neous writer; born near Marseilles, Jan. 21, 1798;
died in Paris, June 17, 1866. Some of his works
became very popular. Among them were the
volumes of verse (Poetic Melodies) (1853), (Na-
poleon in Italy) (1859); the romances (London
Nights) (1840), “Héval (1843), Novel Novels)
(1853); the dramas (The Two Frontins) (1858),
(The Fiancée Worth Millions) (1864). With
Barthélemy he wrote satirical verses, and by
himself librettos for several operas.
Mesihi (mes'i-he). A renowned Turkish
poet; flourished in the 14th century. He is
one of the seven poets called by the Turks (the
Pleiades, and whose names, written in gold,
are suspended in the temple of Mecca. Sir
William Jones, in his Commentaries on Asi-
atic Poetry, translated one of his idyls.
Mesonero y Romanos, Ramon de (mā-so-
nā'rõ rõ-ma'nos). A Spanish descriptive writer
and historian, employing sometimes the pseu-
donym El Curioso Parlante ” (The Inquisitive
Chatterer); born at Madrid, July 10, 1803; died
there, April 1882. He was connected with the
national library, Madrid (1845). He wrote:
(Manual of Madrid (3d ed. 1844), containing
apt pictures of life there ; (Madrid Panorama)
(2 vols. , 1832–35); (Types and Characters)
(1843-62); (Mementos of Travel in France and
Belgium' (1842); (Ancient Madrid' (1861), a
scholarly history; etc. He founded and edited
the Spanish Pictorial Weekly (8 vols. , 1836).
Mesquita, Salvador de (mās-ke'tä). A Bra.
zilian poet; born in Rio Janeiro in 1646; died
in Rome, beginning of 18th century. His repu-
tation as a poet was assured when he wrote
his sacred drama (Sacrificium Jephtæ) (1680).
His best tragedies are Demetrius, (Perseus,
and Prusias of Bithynia' (1690 to 1700).
Metastasio, Pietro (mā''täs-tä'zē-7). A cel.
ebrated Italian poet; born at Rome, Jan. 13,
1698; died at Vienna, April 12, 1782. His real
name was Trapassi. He was court poet at
Vienna, honored, surrounded by friends, and
probably the most famous Continental poet
of his time. His fame rests chiefly on his lys-
ical dramas (The Gardens of the Hesperides!
(1720); Demetrius) (1732); «The Clemency of
Titus) (1734); (Atilius Regulus) (1740-50); and
(Themistocles. He was a master of the can-
zonet, and wrote also sonnets, idyls, elegies,
criticisms, and letters. Monuments were erected
to him at Rome and Vienna. (Works, best
edition, Paris, 1780-82. )
Metcalfe, Frederick. An English Scandi-
navian scholar; born 1815; died Aug. 24, 1885.
He was a clergyman of the Church of Eng-
land. He wrote: (The Oxonian in Norway)
(1856); (The Oxonian in Thelemarken) (1858);
A History of German Literature (1858); “The
Oxonian in Iceland (new ed. 1867); “The Eng.
lishman and the Scandinavian) (1880); etc.
Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lo-
thar, Prince (met'ter-nich). A celebrated Aus-
trian statesman; born at Coblentz, May 15,
1773; died at Vienna, July 11, 1859. Managing
Austria's affairs with consummate skill through
the Napoleonic era, he secured for her at the
Congress of Vienna (1814) more than a resto-
ration of the territory Napoleon had stripped
her of, and a more prominent position than ever;
was chancellor of the Austrian empire (1821-
48); and dominated for thirty years the Con-
tinental politics of Europe (1814-44). (Writings,
with autobiography, 8 vols. , Vienna, 1880-84).
Mexican Nun, The - Juana Yñez de la Cruz.
A Mexican poet (1651-95), nun of the convent
of San Gerónimo. She is famous for the beauty
of her stanzas "Learning and Riches); 'Death
in Youth); etc. *
Meyer, Konrad Ferdinand. A distinguished
Swiss poet and novelist; born at Zürich, Oct.
12, 1825. 'His home since 1875 has been at
Kilchberg, near Zürich. Among his works
are : in verse, Ballads! (1867), (Romances
and Pictures) (1870), Hutten's Last Days)
(8th ed. 1891), "Engelberg' (3d ed. 1889); the
novels (The Saint) (12th ed. 1894), (A Boy's
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a
Suffering) (3d ed. 1889), «The Monk's Wed-
ding) (5th ed. 1893), (The Temptation of Pes-
cara) (4th ed. 1889), Angela Borgia) (5th ed.
1892); etc. Most of the novels are contained
in a collection, the fifth edition of which ap-
peared in 1892. *
Meyn, Antoinette (min). A Norwegian
miscellaneous writer, employing the pseudo-
nyms Marie » and Holger Birch. ) Most of
her works have been translated into Swedish
and German. Among them are: (In the Twi-
light' (3d ed. 1881);( Through Struggles) (1876);
"In the Home Circle) (1878); (The House of
Dyocke) (1885); Dream and Real Life) (1891);
(From Times Gone By' (1893); etc.
Meynell, Alice (Thompson) (mā'nel). An
English poet and essayist; born in London.
She spent much of her childhood in Italy, and
married (1877) Wilfrid Meynell, editor of Merry
England. She has written in verse (Preludes)
(1875; 2d ed.
1893), illustrated by her sister
Lady (Elizabeth) Butler; in prose (Rhythm
of Life' (1893), etc.
Meyr, Melchior (mir). A German novelist,
poet, and philosophical writer; born at Ehr-
ingen, near Nördlingen, Bavaria, June 28, 1810;
died at Munich, April 22, 1871. He resided in
Berlin (1841-52) and Munich (1852—71). His
best-known works were: "Stories from the
Ries) (4th ed. 1892), containing delightful de-
scriptions of peasant life in his native district;
they are among the very best German village
tales. Among the best of his other produc-
tions were Duke Albert' (1852) and Charles
the Bold) (1862). He published also (Poems)
(1857), religious-philosophical writings, trage-
dies, and romances.
Mezeray, François Eudes de (māz-rā'). A
French historian; born at Ruy, near Falaise,
Normandy, 1610; died in Paris, July 10, 1683.
Richelieu made him historiographer, and gave
him a pension. His principal work was a
(History of France (1638–51), published after-
ward in improved form as Chronological Ab-
stract of the History of France) (1668). His
method was a radical departure in historical
writing, and the forerunner of modern histo-
ries, being of the people as well as sovereigns.
Michaud, Joseph François (mē-sho'). A
French journalist, poet, and historian; born at
Albens, Savoy, June 19, 1767; died at Passy,
Sept. 30, 1839. Through the Revolution and
the Napoleonic era he remained a stanch Bour-
bonist. His most popular poem was (An Ex-
ile's Spring (2d ed. 1827). His chief histor-
ical works were: (History of the Empire of
Mysore) (2 vols. , 1801); (History of the Cru-
sades' (3 vols. , 1812-22). With his brother he
edited the Biographie Universelle) (1811-28).
Michel Angelo (mē-kel än'je-lo)- Michel-
agnolo Buonarroti. The eminent Italian sculp-
tor, painter, architect, and poet; born at Ca-
prese, March 6, 1475; died at Rome, Feb. 18,
1564. Of world-wide and lasting renown as an
artist and architect, his claim to literary fame
rests upon his sonnets and letters. The best
edition of his (Poems) was published at Flor.
ence, 1863; an English translation of the son-
nets by Symonds, London, 1892. A volume of
(Letters' was published at Florence, 1865. *
Michelet, Jules (mēsh-lā'). A famous
French historian; born in Paris, Aug. 21, 1798;
died at Hyères, Feb. 9, 1874. He was pro-
fessor of history at the Collège Rollin, 1821-
26; lecturer at the Normal School, 1827; chief
of the historical department of the royal ar-
chives, 1830; professor of history and morals at
the Collège de France, 1838-51. His principal
historical works were : (History of France) (16
vols. , 1833–67); History of the Revolution)
(7 vols. , 1847-53); (Abridgment of Modern His.
tory) (1827); etc. Among his polemical writ-
ings were : (Of the Jesuits) (1843); (Of the
Priest, the Wife, and the Family) (1844); (Of
the People) (1845); ' Poland and Russia) (1851);
etc. He wrote also, assisted by his wife, the
delightful works (The Bird) (1856); (The In-
sect) (1857); "Love) (1858); "Woman' (1859);
etc. *
Michiels, Alfred Joseph Xavier (mē-shi-āl).
A French historian, critic, and miscellaneous
writer; born in Rome, Dec. 25, 1813; died in
Paris, Oct. 28, 1892. He studied law originally.
He wrote (Studies of Germany) (2d ed. 1850);
(History of Literary Ideas in France in the
19th Century) (3d ed. 1862); (Journey of a Vir-
tuoso in England (4th ed. 1872); "History of
Flemish and Dutch Painting' (new ed. 10 vols. ,
1865–76); (Architecture and Painting in Europe)
(3d ed. 1873); (Secret History of the Austrian
Government' (4th ed. 1879); (Count Bismarck)
(1871); the popular (Tales of the Mountains)
(1857); and (Political Dramas) (1865); etc.
Mickiewicz, Adam (mits-kē'ā-vich). A cel.
ebrated Polish poet; born near Novogródek,
Lithuania, Dec. 24, 1798; died at Constanti-
nople, Nov. 26, 1855. He was the greatest of
Slavic poets. Banished from Poland for polit-
ical reasons, he resided principally at Paris
after 1828; was professor of the Slavic lan-
guages and literature at the Collège de France
(1840-44). His great work was the epic (Pan
Tadeusz) (Lord Thaddeus (of Warsaw]: 1834),
a picture of Lithuanian life in 1812; though
another epic, Conrad Wallenrod (1828), writ.
ten while an exile in Russia, is hardly less re-
nowned. Other important works were: a third
epic, (Grazyna) (1822); the ballad Dziady)
(1823); (Crimean Sonnets) (1826); (The Books
of the Polish People and of the Polish Pil-
grimage' (1832); (Lectures on Slavic Litera-
ture, etc. ((Works, latest edition, 4 vols. ,
Lemberg, 1893. ) *
Mickle, William Julius.
A Scottish poet;
born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Sept. 28, 1735;
died at Forest Hill, Oct. 28, 1788. He trans-
lated into English the 'Lusiad) (new ed. 1798),
the national epic of Portugal; and wrote (Syr
Martyn) (1778), (Almada Hill (1781), etc.
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song (There's Nae Luck aboot the Hoose.
(Poetical Works, with life, 1806. )
Middleton, Conyers. An eminent English
theological and classical writer; born at Rich-
mond, Yorkshire, Dec. 27, 1683; died at Hil-
dersham, July 28, 1750. His life was one of
embittered controversy, in which he gained
immediate opprobrium and material harm, but
enduring intellectual consideration. His princi-
pal writings were : Life of Cicero) (1741), an
acute defense of Cicero as statesman; Intro-
ductory Discourse) (1747); most famous of all,
the (Free Inquiry) (1748),- an argument to
prove that the mediæval miracles were false
because they grew more plentiful as the need
of them grew less.
Middleton, Thomas. An English dramatist;
born in London (? ) about 1570; died at New-
ington Butts, 1627. He collaborated with Row.
ley, Massinger, Fletcher, and Ben Jonson. He
wrote: (A Mad World, My Masters) (1608);
(The Game of Chess) (1623); (The Spanish
Gipsy) (1653); (Women Beware Women'(1657);
a satire on Prince Charles's unsuccessful woo-
ing of the Spanish Infanta ; etc. (Dramatic
Works,' 8 vols. , London, 1886. )
Mignet, François Auguste Marie (mēn-yā').
A French historian; born at Aix, Provence,
May 8, 1796; died in Paris, March 24, 1884. He
studied law; was director of the archives of
the foreign ministry, Paris, 1830–48. Among
his works were : Life of Franklin (1848);
(History of the French Revolution (13th ed.
1880); (Charles V. (10th ed. 1882); “History of
Marie Stuart) (6th ed. 1884); etc. He wrote
also a drama entitled (Antonio Perez and Philip
II. (5th ed. 1881. )
Mikhaïlov, Mikhail Larionovich (mé-kä'ē.
lof). A Russian journalist and novelist; born
in the Ural Mountains, 1826; died in Siberia,
1865. He was son of a Russian official and a
Khirgiz princess. On his return from traveling
in Europe (1858-61), political considerations
caused his exile. His best novel was: (Adam
Adamovich) (1851). (Works, St. Petersburg,
1859. )
Miklosich, Franz von (mik'lo-zich). The
founder of Slavic philology; born near Lutten-
berg, Styria, Nov. 20, 1813; died at Vienna,
March 7, 1891. He was member of the Reichs-
tag (1848); professor of Slavic philology at
Vienna (1850-86); life member of the Reichstag
(1862). He published: (Comparative Grammar
of the Slavic Languages) (1852–74); Dialects
and Wanderings of the Gipsies of Europe)
(1872–77); “Etymological Dictionary of the
Slavic Languages) (1886); etc.
Mikovec, Ferdinand Bretislav (mik'o-vets).
A Bohemian dramatist and archæologist; born
at Sloup (Pirkstein), Dec. 24, 1826; died at
Prague, Sept. 22, 1862. He took part in the
Bohemian and Servian commotions of 1848;
founded at Prague the Lumir, the only maga-
zine in Bohemia then devoted exclusively
to belles-lettres (1851); also wrote (Bohemian
Antiquities) (1858). He published (The Ex-
tinction of the Premyslides' (1851), and "Dimitri
Ivanovic) (1856), two successful tragedies; and
left two other dramas in MS.
Milá y Fontanals, Manuel (mé-lä' ē fon-ta-
näls'). A Spanish scholar; born near Barce-
lona, May 4, 1818; died at Barcelona, July 16,
1884. He was professor of literature at Barce-
lonia (1845). He devoted himself to history,
especially that of Catalonia and Spain, and
was an authority on the Romance languages
and literatures. Among his works were :
(Catalonian Legends) (2d ed. 1882); (The
Troubadours in Spain (1861); (The Popular
Heroic Poetry of Spain' (1873); Principles of
Spanish Literature (1874); etc.
Milanés, José Jacinto (mē-lä-nās'). A Cu-
ban poet; born in Matanzas, August 1814;
died November 1863. His drama 'El Conde
de Alarcos) at once gave its author fame, as
it contains passages of very passionate poetry.
The drama (A Poet at Court. also met great
success. He published (A Cuban Looker-on,
a series of social sketches (1842). Many of
his poems have been translated into English,
French, and Italian, and nearly all his works
into German.
Milburn, William Henry. A noted Ameri-
can Methodist preacher and lecturer; born in
Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1823. He has been
widely known as “the blind preacher," and
six times chaplain of the national House of
Representatives, once of the national Senate
(1893). He has written : “Rifle, Axe, and Sad-
dle-Bags) (1857); (Ten Years of Preacher Life!
(1859); (Pioneers and People of the Missis-
sippi Valley) (1860).
Milelli, Domenico (mē-lel'lē). An Italian
poet; born at Catanzaro, Calabria, 1841. In-
tended for the priesthood, he adopted instead
literature of the most realistic sort. A prolific
writer, among his works are: In Youth' (1873);
(Gioconda) (1874); "Hiemalia' (1874); Pagan
Odes) (1879); (Song Book) (1884); etc. His
(Rime) (Verses), published under the pseudo-
nym
« Count of Lara,” has been very popular.
Miles, George Henry. An American dram-
atist and story-writer; born in Baltimore, Md. ,
July 31, 1824; died in Thornbrook, Md. , July 23,
1871. His short story Loretto, or the Choice,
won the $50 prize offered by the Baltimore
Catholic Mirror for the best short story. In
1850 his Mohammed' won the $1,000 prize
offered by Edwin Forrest for the best play by
an American author. He wrote many poems,
plays, and sketches; among them Christine, a
Troubadour's Song; and Other Poems) (1866);
and Abou Hassan the Wag, or the Sleeper
Awakened) (1868).
Milicevic, Milan (mil-i-chev'ich). A Ser.
vian geographical, ethnological, and historical
writer, and novelist; born near Belgrade, May
7, 1831. He studied theology; was a teacher
(1850); and secretary of the Servian minister
of education (1861). He has written : (The


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Principality of Servia) (1876); “Servian Peasant
Life) (in the Glasnik : 1867 and 1873); (King-
dom of Servia (1884); the stories of Servian
life (Jurmersa and Fatima,' and 'Winter Even-
ings) (1879); etc.
Mill, James. A noted English philosopher,
historian, and political economist; born in For-
farshire, Scotland, April 6, 1773; died at Kens-
ington, June 23, 1836. He studied originally
for the church. His great work was (An
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human
Mind) (2 vols. , 1829), which laid the founda-
tion of the association) psychology, since
ably developed by Spencer and Bain. He
published besides a "History of British India)
(3 vols. , 1817-18; new ed. 1872), which got him
a position with the East India Company; (Po-
litical Economy) (1821–22); numerous contri-
butions to the Westminster Review; articles
in the 'Encylopædia Britannica”; etc.
Mill, John Stuart. A celebrated English
philosophical writer, logician, and political econ-
omist, son of James; born in London, May 20,
1806; died at Avignon, France, May 8, 1873.
In early childhood he was educated by his
father after a unique and rigid system. He
became superintendent and proprietor of the
Westminster Review (1836-40); chief examiner
of the India House (1856); Member of Parlia-
ment (1865). Among his most important works
were : Logic) ( 1843); (Political Economy)
(1848); “Essay on Liberty' (1859); Utilita-
rianism) (1862); “Examination of Sir William
Hamilton's Philosophy) (1865); (Auguste Comte
and Positivism (1865); “On the Subjection of
Women (1869); etc. His Autobiography) ap-
peared in 1873. He was one of the most lucid
expositors of abstract ideas who ever wrote in
English. *
Miller, Cincinnatus Heine, better known
as Joaquin Miller. An American poet; born
in Wabash district, Ind. , Nov. 10, 1841. His
checkered life has included the extremes of
being a California gold-miner, editor of an Ore-
gon newspaper, an Oregon lawyer and judge,
a social lion in London, journalist at Washing.
ton, D. C. , etc. The name of Joaquin ” he
took from Joaquin Murietta, a Mexican brigand,
whom he had once legally defended. His Col-
lected Poems) appeared in 1882. Since then
he has published (Songs of Mexican Seas)
(1887); and (Songs of the Soul) (1896). He
has written also in prose (The Baroness of
New York) (1877); ('49, or The Gold Seekers
of the Sierras) (1884); etc. His novel (The
Danites) (1881) was successfully staged. *
Miller, Mrs. Emily Huntington. An Amer-
ican educator and popular writer for the young;
born in Connecticut, 1833. She is president of
the Woman's College of the Northwestern Uni-
versity, III. Among her works are : (From Ava-
lon and Other Poems); (The Royal Road to
Fortune) (1875); the 'Kirkwood) series; etc.
Miller, Harriet (Mann). f Olive Thorne
Miller. ”] An American writer of children's
stories; born in Auburn, N. Y. , 1831; particularly
distinguished for her descriptive books of birds
and their habits. Included in her publications
are : (A Bird-Lover in the West); (In Nesting
Time); "Little Folks in Feathers and Fur);
(Our Home Pets); and "Little People of Asia. '
Miller, Hugh. A noted Scottish geologist,
whose writings first made geology popularly
known; born at Cromarty, Oct. 10, 1802; died
near Edinburgh, Dec. 2, 1856. Beginning life
as a stone-mason (1819-36), he became bank
accountant at Cromarty (1834), and editor of
an Edinburgh newspaper (1840). His chief
works were : (The Old Red Sandstone) (1841);
(Footprints of the Creator) (1847); (My Schools
and Schoolmasters) (1852); (Testimony of the
Rocks) (1857). He published besides Poems)
(1829); (Scenes and Legends of the North of
Scotland) (1835); etc.