Значение слова HOFFMAN в Литературной энциклопедии

CHARLES FENNO (1806-1884).-Poet, etc., _b._ in New York, _s._ of a lawyer, was bred to the same profession, but early deserted it for literature. He wrote a successful novel, _Greyslaer_, and much verse, some of which displayed more lyrical power than any which had preceded it in America.