The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-03
WILLIAM PEARSON,
1l5 Fulton street, Proprietor.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
'Rcpilic Of LcticrsUndcr this title Mr. William Pearson
OF tins city, has commenced an enterprise which really think
deserving of very great II publication which in
the shape of qaro newspaper magazine intended
furnish the public with copy of greaumber of the most
approved works of English literature The publication contains
pages quao and somewhat larger than the London week
magazines The paper which il printed merely
beautiful 10 the but of best quality and sized
that any may write ont without botug The typography
at neat and legbe and the whole style and
has far the appearance of London than NewYork To
show the reader what cheap library be obtained
through the means of this publication, mention that the
first number contains the whole of Mackenzes Man of Feeling
and fourth part of Vicar ofWakeed for all which the price
SPenoc From what we know respecting this novel and
audabe enterprise have the greatest confidence that the
selection of works for the Republic of Letters will always be
submitted To the decron of gentlemen OF such standnng in lit
that only the worlest productions will find
place in it-Ere Post
we have intended each successive number appeared
notice this udcdou publication To those who not appris.
ed OF the plan upon which Is conducted IT merely necessary
observe that weekly issue of beautifully printed quarto
sheet at cents number each number containing
and The Vicar of Wakefield two of the finest classics in
language thus be had for the of IL cents will be
that bo, from the taste and the hberal with whch
conducted there can be publication which promises better
to duse abroad knowledge of the models Of polite Literature
than the Republic Of letters The last number published con-
nns The Tales ohe Hall by Crabbe one of the most vgor
modern Hs STYLE indeed hongh s,rikngly
gna often o,erdone and his subjects Of char
frequently leave harsh and unpleasant impression
upon the reader but there truth To nature in her hum
bles guse which renders his minute deneaon and sk dis
sections of character inyaluable''-N. y American.
I'VE have before the first number Of the Republic OF Let
publication of the design of which the reader
berwe notice several weeks ago In these three
bers small quao pages contained the whole
the Vicar Wakefield and than half of Crnbbes best
work the Tales Hall These works the ordinary shape
occupy five uedecmo Volumes and could not be pro-
duced less than So In the Republic of Letters
they occupy three numbers Of paper of the size Of this JOURNAL
folded for delivery and sold the prodgous low price Of
eighteen This making Literature cheap indeed and
deprvcng poverty full excuse for let notbe
supposed that this extraordinary cheapnes attained by Pri
ting the works poor materials On the contrary the typo
gaphy unco,nmony beautiful and the paper Of quality
best Boston editions. It's white snow composed either
wholly great part Of ncn and may be written upon
smoothly and ueny the sheet which mdtng this
article. which is Gilpin's best.-Ere. Post.
Aweely publication bearing the above title, has been
deren by Mr. Pearson The design Of the work to place
in the hands of ALL the old standard works. which gen.
orally referred the of polite literature Of
reading particularly followed by those desous of ncucating
seTbe undertaking deserving and should meet
with liberal patronage Each number contains IL closely print
ed pages the typographical execution of which unsurpassed;
the price only xpenccbeng by far the cheapest well
useful publication that has yet appeared The present
number Mackenzc Man Of Feeling and part Gold
smiths Vicar of ofWakefed. .-Erenng Star.
Under this title Mr. William Pearson week.
y periodical which ceriany the cheapest that TO
first number contains Mackenzies Man of Feeling, and
Fourth ofhe Vicar of Wakefield the price of which is but six
The fifty two numbers the years publication, will at
this rate fifty sixty of the best works in the En-
gsh language and cost but three dollars The papsr and typo
grapby are exceent'-Cour. S Eng.
New-York, July 2G 1884
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