The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-11-19
WILLIAM PEARSON.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS

OflNlONS OF The PRESS.
Republic Of fLeters-Under this title Mr. William Pearson
of this city, has commenced enterprise which really think
deserving of very great 1t is publication which
the shape OF quarto newspaper magazine intended
furnish the public with copy of great number of the
approved works of English literature The publication
l6 pages quarto and somewhat larger London week
magazines The paper which is printed merely
beautiful to the eye, but of the very best quality and
that any may write on without bong The ypogrophy
and legbe and the whole style and
has far more tie appearance of London than NewYork To
show the reader at what cheap library may be obtained
through the of this publication may the
first number contains the whole OF Macenzes Man Feeling
and fourth part of Vicar of W akefed for all which price
Srpence From what know respecting this novel
iaudable enterprise have the greatest confidence that
selection of works for the Republic of Letters will always be
submitted the decron of gentlemen of such standnng in lit
erate as to insure that only the woest productions will find
place IN t'-EUe. Post.
We have intended each number appeared to
notice this udcOus publication To those who apprs-
ed OF the plan upon which conducted merely
to observe that weekly issue beautifully printed auarto
sheet at six cents number, each number containing or
volumes When it added The Man of ceiling
and The Vicar of Wakefield the finest classics in our
language may thus be had for the sum 10 cents it will be
that both from the and tie lberay with which
conducted there be publication which promises better
diuse abroad knowledge of the models of polite Literature
than the Republic of letters The last number published
tains The Tales ofhe Hall by Crabbe of the veor
of modern writers. His STYLE indeed though strkngly
gnal often overdone and his of char
acer frequently leave harsh and unpleasant impression
upon the reader but there truth in her hum
bes guse which renders his minute deneaon and su dis
sections of character lnvaluabe'-N Y. american.
We have before the first number of the Republic of Let
publication of the design of which the reader
Der took notice several weeks In these hres
ber each sixteen small quarto pages contained the whole
of the Vicar Wakefield and than half of Crabbes
work. the Tales the Hail. These works in the ordinary shape
occupy four FIVE duedecmo volumes, and could be pro-
duced from less than TO So In the Republic of Letters
they occupy three numbers of paper of the size OF this Journal
folded for delivery and sold at the prodious low price Of
eighteen This making Literature cheap indeed and
depnveng poverty of all for be
supposed that this extraordinary cheapness attained by pri
ting the works poor materials On the contrary the typo
gaphy uncommonly beautiful and the paper of quality
superior TO what commonly used in book prntdg even the
best Boston editions is white snow, composed either
wholly part of linen, and may be written upon
smoothly and ueny the sheet which nditng this
article, which is (;ilpin's best.-Ere Post
weekly publication bearing the above te has been un
deraken by Mr. Pearson The design of the work to place
in the hands of ALL the old standard works which are now gem
orally referred to the of polite eratue course OF
reading particularly followed by those desirous OF ncucatng
correct undertaking deserving, and should meet
with liberal patronage Each number contains 10 closely PRINT
ed pages the typographical of which unsurpassed
the price only sxpencebeng by far the cheapest well as
most useful publication that has yet appeared The present
number contains Macenzies Man of Feeling and Gold
smiths Vicar Of Wakefield ld'-Ereninq Say. =. --' -
Under this title, Mr. William Pearson has comnenceda week
y periodical which certainly the cheapest that came 10
first number contains Mackenzes Man Of Feeling and one
Fourth ofte Vicar of Wakefield the price of which but six
cents The hitwo numbers the years publication will at
this rate contain fifty Of the best works in the En
gshanyuage aud but three dollars The paper and typo
graphy excellent i-Cour. & Eng.
Newly ork, July 26, 1894
L IL Subscriptions roceiredJy w. CALLAHAN