Dreams and Ghosts. A Lecture, Etc

Dreams and Ghosts: A Lecture, Etc., authored by Gustavus George Zerffi, was published in London during the late 19th century. Zerffi was a Hungarian-born scholar and lecturer known for his interest in the history of art and human culture. This work reflects the period’s Victorian fascination with spiritualism, psychology, and the scientific examination of phenomena that remained at the edges of rational discourse at the time.

The text serves as a record of Zerffi's academic explorations into the nature of belief and the human psyche. Designed as a formal lecture, the prose is structured to bridge historical observation with the evolving intellectual currents of the era. While Zerffi was a prolific writer on aesthetic history, this specific volume remains a niche artifact that illustrates how scholars of the time attempted to categorize the ethereal and the folkloric through the lens of institutional study.