at the cost of the
government, travelled through Germany, France, and Italy. He was then
appointed Professor of "AEsthetics" at the University of Copenhagen,
and, in 1816, took another journey through the countries above-named,
and visited Sweden in 1829, where he was received with enthusiasm, and
was made Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Lund. The dramatic
tale of _Aladdin_, published at Leipzig in 1808, first made him known
in Germany, and his fame has been maintained by a variety of
narratives, some founded on the legends of his own country; and a
number of dramas, of which his beautiful _Corregio_ is the most
celebrated. The tale of _Ali and Gulhyndi_, which appears in this
collection, is most striking for its felicitous resemblance of the
Oriental style of fiction. Oehlenschlaeger's entire works were
published at Breslau, in eighteen volumes.

Karl Immermann, who is exceedingly admired by a section of the German
literati, was born at Magdeburg, in 1796, and died at Duesseldorf in
1841. He was a precocious genius, having composed a drama and a
romance at the early age of sixteen. Joining the volunteers during the
war with France, he was present during the whole campaign in the
Netherlands, and was in France in 1815. He became, in 1827, counsellor
of the provincial court (Landgerichtsrath) at Duesseldorf. At this time
he entertained a notion of forming a national German theatre; but his
scheme proved a failure, notwithstanding he adopted all sorts of
decorative means to ensure success. His works, which are very
numerous, have been collected, and one of them, a mythical drama,
called _Merlin_, is placed by his admirers, with more enthusiasm than
judgment, by the side of Goethe's _Faust_. The tale in this volume is
from his _Munchhausen_, a work of unequal merit, but displaying great
genius and originality. A very full account of it will be found in the
_Foreign Quarterly Review_, No. LXI.

Franz Karl van der Velde, the author of _Axel_, was a popular author of
historical romances, born at Breslau in 1779. Passing through a
variety of judicial appointments, he died at Breslau in 1824. His
works, which were published at Dresden, in 1824, occupy twenty-five
volumes.

Of all the modern writers of Germany, there is none more truly popular
than Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke, however doubtful it may be
whether his wonderful popularity be commensurate with his merit. He
was born at Magdeburg, in