Its weight of sense and its lucidity will extend Mr. Flske'a repu- 

 tation as one of the clearest-minded, most conscientiously labori- 

 ous and well-trained students in this country. Nation (New 

 York). 



With the capacity for profound research and the power of crit> 

 ical consideration, he has a singular g 



,ce of style, and an art of 



clear and simple statement, which will not let the rno.-t indifT<-r<-nt 

 refuse knowledge of the topics treated. In such a field as th< 

 cusion of old fables and superstitions affords, we have not only to 

 admire Mr. Fiske for the charm of his manner, but for tho justice 

 and honesty of his method. Atlantic Monthly. 



It is both an amusing and instructive book, evincing large re- 

 search, and giving its results in a lucid and attractive style. i. i- 

 WHIPPL*. 



THE UHSEEW WORLD, AND OTHER ESSAYS. 12mo, 

 pp. 349, $2.00. 



CoHTEHTg: The Unseen World; The Tomorrow of 

 Death; The Jesus of History; The Christ of Do^m-.i; 

 A Word about Miracles; Draper on Science nn<l !,'<- 

 ligion; Nathan the Wise; Historical iJifik-.ulti ; Tho 

 Famine of 1770 in Bengal; Spain and the Netherlands; 

 Longfellow's Dante; Paine's St. Peter; A Philosophy 

 of Art ; Athenian and American Life. 



We think erery one will remark, while examining this volurn- 

 Tariety of subjects treated ; and if anybody has forme'] 

 that Mr. Fiske is a man who cares for nothing but myths and phi- 

 losophy, he will find occasion to correct it. Many of these papers 

 are critical reviews of important books widely differ* 

 subjects ; but to each study tbe writer seems to 

 ides an excellent quality of discriminating jndgmer 

 fresh special knowledge, that enables him to supply much infor- 

 mation on tbe subject, whatever it may be, that is not 

 In tbe volume be is noticing To tbe knowledge, analytical power, 

 and faculty of clear statement, that appear in all these papers, Mr. 

 Fiske adds a just independence of thought that conciliates respect- 

 ful consideration of his Tiews, even when they are most at variance 

 with tbe commonly accepted ones. Boston Advertiser. 



Of all tbe criticism and discussion called f , this coun- 



try and in England by that remarkable little book, " The Unseen 

 Universe " Mr. John Fiske's ' Uneen World " is at once tbe most 

 profound, the most comprehensive, and the mo - 

 Here statement of a thought in bis pempicaous and 

 language gives it, in most cases, a new meaning and an added ; 

 AppUlon^ Journal. 



