edgar albert guest

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Definition of edgar albert guest in English English dictionary

born Aug. 20, 1881, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1959, Detroit, Mich., U.S. British-born U.S. writer. His family immigrated to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. He became an office boy for the Detroit Free Press and later a reporter and writer of daily sentimental rhymes. These became so popular that they were syndicated throughout the country. His first book, A Heap o' Livin' (1916), became a best-seller and was followed by similar collections of optimistic verse on such subjects as home, mother, and the virtue of hard work

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Edgar Guest

born Aug. 20, 1881, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1959, Detroit, Mich., U.S. British-born U.S. writer. His family immigrated to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. He became an office boy for the Detroit Free Press and later a reporter and writer of daily sentimental rhymes. These became so popular that they were syndicated throughout the country. His first book, A Heap o' Livin' (1916), became a best-seller and was followed by similar collections of optimistic verse on such subjects as home, mother, and the virtue of hard work

Hyphenation

Ed·gar Al·bert Guest

Turkish pronunciation

edgır älbırt gest

Pronunciation

/ˈedgər ˈalbərt ˈgest/ /ˈɛdɡɜr ˈælbɜrt ˈɡɛst/