The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-01-21
WILLIAM PEARSON,
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
'Rrpnhe Of Leners.Under this title Mr.. William Pearson
Of this city, has commenced enterprise, which really think
deserving Of very great Ii publication which in
the shape aarto newspaper or magazine intended to
approved works English literature The publication contains
III pages qaro and somewhat larger Than the London week
magazines The paper on which 1t s printed Is not merely
beautiful TO the but of the very best quay sized
that any may write on without blolng The yyogrophy
and l-gbe; and the whole style and execution
has far the appearance of London than NewYork 10
show the reader what cheap library may he obtained
through the Of this publication, mention that TIE
first number contains the whole OF Mackc,zcs Nan of Feeling
and fourth part of Ncur of fWakchod for all which Ire price
is siIpocc From what know respecting this novel and
audable enterprise have the greatest confidence that the
selection of works for the Republic OF Letters will always be
submitted to the dccron of gentlemen Of such ardnne in liz
erarc insure n only the wortcs' productions will rd
place IN t.'--Ere. Post. f
we have intended euch successive number appeared TO
this udcdious publication To those who apprs-
ed of the plan upon which il is conducted merely ucceary
10 that II is issue of beautil, printed orpr,o
sheet n number, cuch number containing
volumes When is added Tie Man oi Feeling
and The Vicar of akefed two Of tho finest elasses in
language, may thus be had for the OF II cents viii be
seen ta both from the e ta'e and The beray with wnchu
conducted there cu be- publication which promises better
to de abroad knowledge OF the models OF polite Literature
than the Republic of lctters Tine last number published con-
tans The Tales ofc Hall by Crabe, OF the ygo
of modern writer Isse, indeed though sirikngy
rina oyerdone and his subjects n char
frequently to leave harsh and unpleasant impression
upon the rcaer but there is truth to nature in her hum
sections of character ,nvauublc'-N Y. A,aerioan
e have before the first number Of the Republic Of Let
ter publication Of The design of which the reader
took notice several weeks In these three
bers each sixteen small quaro pages contained the whole
of the Vicar of Wakefield and than half OF Cmbbes best
work. the Tales ote Hall These works in the ordinary shape
occupy five duedecno volumes and could he pro-
duced from less than to 10 50 In the Republic OF Letters
they occupy three numbers Of paper OF the OF this Journal
folded Tor delivery and sold the prodgou low price Of
eighteen cents This is making Literature cheap indeed and
dcpyeing poverty fall for lett notbe
supposed that this extraordinary cheapness attained by pnn
ting works poor mntefals On the contrary ue typo
grapiy is uncommony beautiful and the paper OF quality
superior what commonly used in book prdg even tho
ct Boston edols II white composed either
wholly or in great part linen, and be written upon
snooy and ueniy the sheet which indng this
article which is on Glpn's besf-Lre fosf 3. Il. A.
Aweely publication bearing the above title, has been
crneu bv Mr. The design Of the work to place
in ,he hands of all the old standard works, which gen
erny referred the of polite htea,re course of
reading particularly followed by those desirous of ftncucag
correct The undertaking is deserving, and should meet
will, liberal patronage Zach number conans 10 closely print
ed paaes tine typographical execution of which unsurpased
the price only sixpencebcing by far the cheapest well
mos, useful publication that has yet appeared The present
number Mackenzies Man Of ceiling and part
smith. Vicar of W ake6eld '--Erenipe star. NiF
Under this title Mir William Pearson has commenced week.
" periodical which certainly the cheapest that to
frs, number contains Macsenzes Man Of Feeling and
Fourth the Vicar Of Wakefield the price cf which but sx
cents The fywo numbers the publcatiOn, viii nj
this rate, contain some fifty sixty q the best works in The En-
gh language and but three dollars The paper and typo
sraphy are exceIlent'-Cowr. 4 Eng.
Ncw-Ycrk, July Is. 1894
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