dreams, ghosts,
mesmeric phenomena, &c. If any one will but read the first half dozen
pages, we will vouch for it he will not neglect the rest of the volume:
it is one of the best written books on one of the most curious range
of topics that could engage the pen of a writer, or the attention of a
reader. It is, in fact, one of the most curious volumes ever perused,
upon a series of the most singular subjects, and, in this new and
neat form, it will command a vast number of readers.--_Sunday Times._

"The Philosophy of Mystery" is an exceedingly able work; far better,
we think, than the "Natural Magic" of Brewster, a book of identical
purpose, carried out in a totally different way. The "Natural Magic"
is the more ratiocinative, Mr. Dendy's essay the more poetical, the
more imaginative, and to us the more interesting.--_National Press._

IV.

The Life of Mozart:

INCLUDING HIS CORRESPONDENCE.

BY EDWARD HOLMES,

AUTHOR OF "A RAMBLE AMONG THE MUSICIANS Of GERMANY," &c.

12mo, Muslin, extra gilt, 50 cents.

It is written in a beautiful, narrative style, and can not but be
every where acceptable. To all who appreciate the extraordinary
genius of Mozart, the delicate structure of his mind, the incidents
of his life, and his romantic death, this volume will indeed be a
treasure.--_Boston Gazette_.

It contains, in addition to much of his interesting correspondence,
and other papers, a detailed account of his life, adventures, and
rise as an artist, and a discriminating sketch of his character, the
peculiarities of which are happily illustrated by anecdotes. Many
things of him, unknown even to his admirers, are here given to the
world, and his biographer, fully appreciating the artist, has yet,
not like a flatterer, but with true independence, spoken candidly of
the faults of the man.--_Merchant's Magazine_.

Of this far-famed life of Mozart it is scarcely necessary for us
to say a word; the foreign reviews have been so unanimous in their
encomiums, that we suppose few will be found insensible to the strong
inducement of its perusal, especially as the work may be obtained at
the trifling cost of half a dollar, and in so beautiful a guise. We
have looked into the biography but slightly, yet find it redolent with
interest, and fully sustaining the high estimate placed upon the work
by the _London Athenaeum_ and _Blackwood_. If the Harpers continue
to fill their new library with sterling works like the p