WARD, MRS. HUMPHRY

WARD, MRS. HUMPHRY
   English authoress, born at Hobart Town; is a niece of Matthew Arnold; translated Amiel's "Journal," a suggestive record, but is best known by her romance of "Robert Elsmere," published in 1888, a work which was a help to some weak people and an offence to others of the same class; b. 1851.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Ward,Mary Augusta Arnold — Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold. Known as Mrs. Humphry Ward. 1851 1920. British writer whose novels include Robert Elsmere (1888). * * * …   Universalium

  • Ward — [wôrd] 1. Artemus [ärt′ə məs] (pseud. of Charles Farrar Browne) 1834 67; U.S. humorist 2. Mrs. Humphry (born Mary Augusta Arnold) 1851 1920; Brit. novelist, born in Tasmania …   English World dictionary

  • ward — wạrd 〈veraltet〉 = wurde * * * wạrd: ↑ 1werden. * * * Ward   [wɔːd],    1) Sir (seit 1913) Adolphus William, britischer Historiker, Sprach und Literaturwissenschaftler, * Hampstead (heute zu London) 2. 12. 1837, ✝ Cambridge 19. 6. 1924; ab 1866… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ward (surname) — Family name name = Ward imagesize= caption= pronunciation = meaning = region =England, Ireland origin =Old English, Old Gallic related names = footnotes = Ward is a popular Old English origin and Old Gaelic origin surname dating to the pre Norman …   Wikipedia

  • Ward — /wawrd/, n. 1. (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843 1913, U.S. merchant and mail order retailer. 2. Artemas /ahr teuh meuhs/, 1727 1800, American general in the American Revolution. 3. Artemus /ahr teuh meuhs/, (Charles Farrar Browne), 1834 67, U.S. humorist …   Universalium

  • Ward — I. biographical name (Aaron) Montgomery 1843 1913 American merchant II. biographical name Artemas 1727 1800 American general in Revolution III. biographical name Artemus see Charles Farrar Browne IV. biographical name Barbara 1914 1981 Baroness… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ward — [[t]wɔrd[/t]] n. 1) big (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. mail order retailer 2) big Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne), 1834–67, U.S. humorist 3) big Barbara (Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth), 1914–81, British economist, journalist, and… …   From formal English to slang

  • Mary Augusta Ward — For other people named Mary Ward, see Mary Ward (disambiguation). Mary Augusta Ward Born Mary Augusta Arnold 11 June 1851(1851 06 11) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Died …   Wikipedia

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