Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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FRANK, an American publisher; born in Ipswich, England, in 1821; proper name, Henry Carter. At 17 he was placed in a mercantile house in London." "Frank Leslie" was the name he adopted in sending in sketches to the "Illustrated London News." In he assumed the name of Frank Leslie 1848 he came to the United States, where by a legal process, and in 1854 founded York "Journal." "Frank Leslie's Illusthe "Gazette of Fashion" and the New in 1855 (German trated Newspaper" was commenced an and Spanish editions later), the "Chimney Corner" in 1865; and a number of other periodicals were published by him. Died Jan. 10, 1880. illa

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