Musæus cannot be reproached with this fault; his stories are never crossed by new tales, and the reader arrives untired at the denouement. The “Chronicle of the Three Sisters” presents everything that can be expected from a work of this kind. The marvellousness of the subject, the charm of the descriptions, the fantasticalness of the enchantments, make these tales powerfully interesting, so that the reader can scarcely leave off before he reaches the conclusion. If his works seem frivolous to some persons who disdain all which belongs not to high literature, there are others who will be much gratified in the opportunity of indulging, after their more grave occupations in the perusal of these tales, and will be glad to experience again in mature age some of the sensations which charmed their youthful days.”
Extract from the Preface of Wieland.
“This work in its kind is one of the best publications of late years—so rich in the most splendid literary productions. The tales it contains may be, without the slightest danger, put into the hands of
