"One of the most promising works of fiction which it has been our lot to encounter of late years. Not for a long time have we read a more pleasant and enjoyable story, full of poetry and life and music, rich in subtle delineation of character, vigorous word-painting, and graphic portraitures, all steeped in that delightful dreaminess and mystic beauty with which German tales are so often and so richly flavoured.... We have been led to dwell at length on the defects of Mr. Graeme's work because it is one of those productions which can stand, and, we shall add, deserve severe criticism. Were the faults a hundred times more numerous and grave than we have indicated, the novel would still be a remarkable production. The pictures of German life--the St. Cecilian festival, the _Fastnacht_, or annual Saturnalia at Lent, the Procession of St. Agnes, the sails on the river, &c., &c., are all painted with a fidelity and power not often met with but in Scott. Even more remarkable are the humour and pathos, as well as the variety and originality of the portraitures. Every character is full of life and individuality."--_Glasgow Herald._ "This work has sterling merits."--_Saturday Review._ "Better worth reading than five out of six of the novels of the day."--_Examiner._ "Will be heartily welcomed by all lovers of a good story."--_Graphic._ "Uncommon scenes and characters uncommonly well described."--_Illustrated London News._ "Mr. Graeme has an eye for colours. He seizes upon the telling points of a story, and paints in the picturesque details of a passing scene."--_Westminster Review._ "Very lifelike; displays depth and originality of thought."--_John Bull._ "Superior in all respects to the common run of novels."--_Daily News._ "A novel with some delightfully fresh characters; ... not a page but is attractive."--_Daily Telegraph._ "This eminently readable novel ... displays an acquaintance with human nature, and a power of description of the happiest kind."--_Leeds Mercury._ LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN AND COMPANY. End of Project Gutenberg's Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.), by Elliott Graeme