KARL HERLOSZSOHN
\kˈɑːl hˈɜːləszsˌə͡ʊn], \kˈɑːl hˈɜːləszsˌəʊn], \k_ˈɑː_l h_ˈɜː_l_ə_s_z_s_ˌəʊ_n]\
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A German novelist; born in Prague, Sept. 1, 1804; died at Leipzig, Dec. 10, 1849. He plunged into story-writing at an early age, founding also a periodical, The Comet, that continued from 1830 to 1848. His numerous novels show rich fancy, and sustain the interest well, but are marred by hasty execution. The best among them are: "The Venetians"; "Wallenstein's First Love"; and "Christmas Tales". Financial reverses overtook him, his paper suspended, and he died at a comparatively early age, in a public hospital, poor and friendless.
By Charles Dudley Warner
