If ever there was a spirit thoroughly invigorated by the "joy of right under- 

 standing '' it is that of the author of these pieces. Even the reader catches some- 

 thing of his intellectual buoyancy, and is thus carried almost lightly through dis- 

 cussions which would be hard and dry in the hands of a less animated writer. 

 ... No less confident and serene than his acceptance of the utmost logical results 

 of recent scientific discovery is Mr. Fiske's assurance that the foundations of spir- 

 itual truths, so called, cannot possibly be shaken thereby. . . . The article on 

 Mr. Buckle's Fallacies has one aspect more remarkable than all the rest. It was 

 written and published when the " History of Civilization " was new, that is to 

 say, when the writer was nineteen years of age; and the years almost nineteen 

 more which have elapsed since then have rather confirmed than detracted from 

 its value as a piece of criticism. The judgment of posterity on the most ambitious 

 book of its generation, and one of the most bewildering, was actually anticipated 

 by a stripling, and its final rank assigned with singular fairness and precision. 

 Scarcely even in the style is there a trace of immaturity. Atlantic Monthly. 



The article on the Races of the Danube shows that Mr. Fiske has a special talent 

 for history. Nation (New York). 



MYTHS AND MYTH-MAKERS: 



Old Tales and Superstitions interpreted by Comparative Mythology. 

 12mo, gilt top, $2.00. 



CONTENTS : The Origins of Folk-Lore ; The Descent of Fire ; 

 Werewolves and Swan-Maidens ; Light and Darkness ; Myths of the 

 Barbaric World ; Juventus Mundi ; The Primeval Ghost- World. 



He has, as we must admit, one qualification for attaining his object, in being 

 completely master of his subject, and in knowing also how to treat it in an attrac- 

 tive manner. FELIX LIEBRECHT, in Academy (London). 



Its weight of sense and its lucidity will extend Mr. Fiske's reputation as one of 

 the clearest-minded, most conscientiously laborious and well-trained students in 

 this country. Nation (New York). 



Mr. Fiske has given us a book which is at once sensible and attractive, on a sub- 

 ject about which much is written that is crotchety or tedious. W. K. S. RALSTON, 

 in Atkenizum (London). 



A perusal of this thorough work cannot be too strongly recommended to all who 

 are interested in comparative mythology. Revue Critique (Paris). 



THE UNSEEN WORLD, AND OTHER ESSAYS. 



12mo, gilt top, $2.00. 



CONTENTS : The Unseen World ; The To-morrow of Death ; The 

 Jesus of History ; The Christ of Dogma ; A Word about Miracles ; 

 Draper on Science and Religion ; Nathan the Wise; Historical Diffi- 

 culties; The Famine of 1770 in Bengal; Spain and the Netherlands ; 

 Longfellow's Dante ; Paine's St. Peter ; A Philosophy of Art ; Athe- 

 nian and American Life. 



To each study the writer seems to have brought, besides an excellent quality of 

 discriminating judgment, full and fresh special knowledge, that enables him to 

 supply much information on the subject, whatever it may be, that is not to be 

 found in the volume he is noticing. To the knowledge, analytical power, and fac- 

 ulty of clear statement, that appear in all these papers, Mr. Fiske adds a just inde- 

 pendence of thought that conciliates respectful consideration of his views, even 

 when they are most at variance with the commonly accepted ones. Boston Ad- 



