HOLGER DRACHMANN
\hˈɒld͡ʒə dɹˈat͡ʃman], \hˈɒldʒə dɹˈatʃman], \h_ˈɒ_l_dʒ_ə d_ɹ_ˈa_tʃ_m_a_n]\
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A Danish poet and novelist; born at Copenhagen, Oct. 9, 1846. He is essentially an improvisatore; and his works show a lively fancy, and excel in descriptions of the life of the common people, especially fishermen and mariners. His "Poems" appeared in 1872. His novels are "Condemned" and "Once upon a Time". D. 1908.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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