LEON PAMPHILE LEMAY
\lˈiːɒn pˈamfa͡ɪl lˈɛme͡ɪ], \lˈiːɒn pˈamfaɪl lˈɛmeɪ], \l_ˈiː__ɒ_n p_ˈa_m_f_aɪ_l l_ˈɛ_m_eɪ]\
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A Canadian writer of prose and verse; born in Lotbiniere, Quebec, Jan. 5, 1837. He published "Essais Poetiques" (1865). "The Discovery of Canada" won him the gold medal of Laval University. He translated Longfellow's "Evangeline" (1870). His best work is said to be found in "L'Affaire Sougraine" (1884).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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