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Leros

a Greek island in the AEgean, off the coast of Asia Minor, 35 miles S. mues: of Samos; length 6 miles, width 4 miles; pop. about 3,000. Cap. Leros or Marina; pop. 1,500.

LE ROUX (R. C. HENRI), known as HUGUES, a French journalist; born in Havre in 1860. In early life he was connected with the "Political and Literary Review," and subsequently succeeded Jules Claretie as writer of the Paris chronique in the "Temps." He is author of a series of popular romances, including "Médéric and Lisée" and "One of Us" (1886); "Souls in Agony" (1888); "The Parisian "The Parisian Inferno" (1888) "Le ous works are: "In the Sahara" Fils a Papa" (1900). His miscellaneare: ous works "In the Sahara" (1891); "On Board a Yacht: Portugal, Spain, etc." (1891); "Portraits de Cire," "Nos Filles," "Au Sahara," etc.

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