The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-11-05
WILLIAM PEARsON,
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.,,.rt. ll5 Fulton street, Proprietor.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.


-,.-, ll5 Fulton street, Proprietor.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
R,pabe Of Let,ers-Under this title Mr.. William Pcarson>
oft city, has commenced enterprise ,sir really
deserving Of very great Its publication which
The shape OF quaro newspaper magazine, intended TO
furnish the public with acopy OF great number OF tie most
approved works Englh literature. Tie publication contains
10 pages quartz aud is somewhat larger than the london week
magazines, The paper which is printed is p.ecly
beautiful TO the eye, but is o. THE hes quality, and szc
that any may write on without bolg The Typography
at and legbe and the whole style and
has far the appearance of London than Nelori 70
show the reader at what cheap rate library Lc obtained
through the means of this publication, may mention tat the
hrs! number contains the whole OF nckenzies Man Of Feeling
and fourth part OF Vicar OF Wakeeld fo all which tie price
srpence From whet know respecting this ncyel and
a,dable enterprise have the greatest confidence that Ire
selection OF works for the Republic of Letters viii always be
submitted to the decron of gentlemen Of such andnng in .
era,ore to insure that only the wcrhcst productions w find
Il place in iL'-EUe Post.
We have intended as each successive number TO
notice this ludicdous publication To those who aprr.s
the plan upon which i, is conducted il merely n,
to observe at weekly issue of beautifully printed quao
sheet at sin cents number oach number continuing
more octave volumes When it's added The Man OF Feeling
aud The Vicar of Wakefield, two OF he finest classics
language, thus be had for the of J2 will be
seen that bo, from the true taste and the bery with wch
conducted there can be publication which promises better
TO ie abroad knowledge OF the models of polite
than the Republic of letters The last number published
tains The Tales ote Hall by Crobe of Tic
ofmodern His STYLE indeed though strlinrl, or
gina often overone and his subjects of chr
acer frequently y leave barsh and unpleasant mesica
upon the reader but there Is truth Ia her hum
bIes guisc which renders his minute dencaon and M
sections OF character nvaiunble.'-N. ". inericon
We have before the first number Of the Republic of Let
ers publication OF the design OF which the reader
berwe took notice several weeks ago. In tese hrcs
bers each of small guarto pages contained the wos
of the Vicar Of Wakefield and than half of Crubbes best
work, the Tales of the Hail. These works in the ordinary shape
occupy four five ducdecimo volumes and could be pro-
duced from less than 5. In the Republic Of Letters
they occupy three numbers Of paper OF the size Of this Journal
folded for delivery and sold the prcscus low price at
eighteen This making Literature cheap indeed, and
deprveing poverty of all for snomnceAnd let tact To
supposed that this extraordinary chearness attained by Iri
ting the works poor materials TN the contrary, the typo
gaphy unconony beautiful and the paper OF quality
superior what is commonly used in book Prindg, tho
wholly, great part Of linen, and may be written upon
smoothly and uenty the sheet which are dng this
article which is t;lpn's best-Ere Post fH
weekly publication, bearing the above title, has been u
dertaken by Mr. Pearson The of the work is place
in hands ALL the old standard works which gem
orally referred the Of polite Ierature course of
reading particularly followed by those desirous OF ccatng
undertaking is deserving, and should meet
with liberal patronage Each number contains III closely print
the price only sxpcncebeing by far the cheapest wei
useful publication that has yet appeared The present
number contains Mackezies Man OF Feeling and part oi Gold
smiths Vicar of notwithstanding Star.
Under this title Mr. William Pearson has commenced week
lily periodical which certainly the cheapest at ever came to
notice.. II intended to embrace only iandarivoks The
first number contains Maccnzies Man Of Feeling end
Tho 6, n,bors, tho "bl;caion, win at
this rate contain fifty sixty Of the best works in the En-
g language, and cost but three dollars The papsr and
graphy cxcellent'-Coa Il Enq.
: NewYorh, July 26, 1884
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