ACHILLE DALSEME
\ɐkˈɪliː dˈalsiːm], \ɐkˈɪliː dˈalsiːm], \ɐ_k_ˈɪ_l_iː d_ˈa_l_s_iː_m]\
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A French journalist, topical writer, and novelist; born in Nice, Sept. 4, 1840. He connected himself with various political sheets in the capital, and wrote: "Claude's Folly" (1884), "The Sins of Themis" (1889), and other studies of contemporary manners; "The Bazaine Affair" (1873); and "The Art of War" (1883), a collection of light sketches.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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