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Tubingen, by Captain Hover, inthe 
Ele&tor of Saxony’s fervice, which con- 
tains much hiftorical and fcientific in- 
formation for young officers. 
«© The Ladies Calendar, of Berlin,” 
by Unger, contains, befides a feries of 
prints from the novel Rofalia and Nan- 
nette, and fome anecdotes of Agnes 
Sorel and Louifa de la Fayette, and an ~ 
article by the celebrated dramatic au- 
thor and actor, Iffland, which cannot 
be read but withimprovement by every 
critic or player. 
¢¢ The Hiftorical Calendar,” publifh- 
ed alfo by Unger, contains the life of 
Wallenftein, whom Schiller’s celebrated 
drama has lately rendered {fo interefting 
an object of curiofity.. Profeflor Wolt- 
mann’s faithful narration fhews with 
what art the illuftrious poet has ren- 
dered the warrior a hero for the ftage, 
without too far violating hiftoric truth. 
Profeffor WoxitMawn has publithed 
the firft volume of his Hiftory of Eng- 
Jand, which deferves an abie Englith 
tranflator. 
NOVELS, ROMANCES, &c. ?/ 
Of no kind of works is the German 
prefs fo productive as novels. We may 
venture to aflert, without exceeding 
the bounds of probability, that fume 
hundreds of writers are employed on no- 
thing elfe but the manufacture of novels 
and romances: but perhaps we might 
be accufed of being too liberal, if we 
afcribed talents and a knewledge of 
the art of compofition to only a tenth 
part of them. The inferior clafs ot 
novel-writers are thus enabled to carry 
on their tradé: if any man of genius 
ftarts a good idea, which meets with 
the approbation of the public, they 
imitate and purfue it till it becomes 
quite naufeous.—The following are 
fome of the moft diftinguifhed works of 
this clafs that made their appearance 
during the laft year. 
‘© Erzahlungen, von HUBER.’— 
Tales, by Huber. 
The author, who is highly efteemed 
as an excellent writer in various 
branches of literature, has here given a 
feries of very entertaining {fketches, 
which evince much fancy, fentiment, 
and pfychological knowledge. 
«s Das Goldene Kalb, eune Biogra- 
phie.””—The Golden Calf, a Biogra- 
phy. 
The author has not put his name to 
654° Retrofpett of German Literature.—Novels, Romances, Sc. 
his work, which belongs to the clafs of 
truly witty romances, a clafs not very 
numerous in Germany ; but the wit in 
this work is not merely of that light 
fportive kind, calculated to raife a 
laugh ; but fuch as will caufe the read- 
erto pafs from laughing to ferious re- 
fle&tion. | 
Der Roman im Romane, von Gus- _ 
TAV ScHILLING.” — The Romance, 
ina Romance, by Guftavus Schilling. 
A very interefting work. The au- 
thor in particular difplays great know- 
ledge of the female heart. 
‘© Mabrchen, oder das rote Stuck des. 
Journals der Romane.” 
Thefe tales, which form the toth 
number of the Journal of Romances, 
are faid to be the produtions of a lady, 
and are very fprightly and entertain- 
ing. 
«* Ferdinand Warner, oder der arme 
Floten{pieler.’"—Ferdmand Warner, or 
the poor Flute-player, by A, EBER- 
HARD.” Beis ; 
Thissis a well-written book ; except 
that a rather too fentimental enthuhaf- 
tic tone pervades it. The authorhas, 
by former works, already eftablithed 
his claim to be ranked among the beft 
novel-writers of Germany. 
«* Die Verwandten.” — The Rela- 
tions, by Fr. RocHLITz. iia: 
This work, by an efteemed writer, is 
worthy of the author’s former reputa- 
tion. 
Auftria has, for the laft fix months, 
produced many novels, romances, and 
tales of chivalry, in which their good 
Auttrian forefathers are commonly the 
heroes. 
PENZL’s ** Ulric de Unkenbach” has 
made more noife. than his firft produc- 
tion, “* Fauftin,” though inferior to it 
In merit. 
The poetefs CaroLINE PicHLER, 
has written ** Oliver, or the Vengeance 
of the Fairies,’’ in 2 vols. P . 
A “ Pofthumous Collection of Po- 
ems,” by Denis; and ‘ Ceres and 
Flora,” the dying fong of the much- 
regretted Baron de la Lung, are the 
moft diftinguifhed produétions of laft 
year; but the curiofity of the public 
is engrofied by the biography of two 
aétors, Muiler and Schikaneder, which 
are replete with anecdotes of the green 
room, and the fcandalous chronicle of 
the’place. 
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