JOHN HILL HEWITT
\d͡ʒˈɒn hˈɪl hjˈuːɪt], \dʒˈɒn hˈɪl hjˈuːɪt], \dʒ_ˈɒ_n h_ˈɪ_l h_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t]\
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An American ballad and miscellaneous writer; born in New York 1801; died 1890. Engaging in literary work at Baltimore in 1825, he is said to have been a "rival of Poe". His best-known work is the ballad "The Minstrel's Return from the War". He wrote also: "The Governess", a comedy; "Washington", a play; "Shadows on the Wall", a volume of reminiscences; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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