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WILEY & PUTNAM'S ADVERTISEMENT.

"An admirable series of Letters, lively and instructive, with many shrewd turns, indicative of a close and reasoning observation.”—U. Š. Gazette.

"Mr. Headley is evidently a gentleman and a scholar; but his Letters are fiee from the affectation of scholarship. His object is to show the men, manners, and places he describes, and not to exhibit himself. The character of the Letters is that they are life-like; and in saying this we suppose we are giving them high commendation."-Baltimore American.

"Mr. Headley's Letters from Italy constitutes No. 3 of Wiley and Putnam's American series, and they could scarcely have found a more entertaining book to commence with, or one which we think would be more extensively read. It abounds in incident, graphic descriptions, and frequent burst of sentiment, that render it one of the most interesting works on Italy we have read for a long time. The book abounds with thrilling sketches that are not only full of life and beauty, but are fine specimens of good English writing."-N. Y. Mirror.

"The author's style is characterized by the utmost ease and gracefulness; and the book, on the whole, leads one to hope that he may have yet other notes of travel in store which will in due time be published for the gratification of those who know how to value useful things given out in a fascinating manner."-Albany Spectator.

"To our own notion, these stirring, graphic pictures of life in Italy more completely realise the idea of good travel-writing than almost any recent work. Those who begin the Letters will be certain to read them all; and if their experience corresponds with ours, carry away a clearer and more definite impression of all that is interesting in the history and character, beautiful or gorgeeus in the arts, or glorious in the scenery of that land of song and sunshine, than he has ever obtained before."-N. Y. Evangelist.

"These Letters are peculiarly interesting, brilliant and energetic. The work is American to the back-bone. .. We are glad that a volume, which conveys so much information in so agreeable a manner, is published in a form which insures its circulation."-Boston Courier.

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