The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-02-18
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Hp EPuBLlC OF LETTERS is The title of a new weekly
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the Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith Nos and Tales Of
the Hall by the Rev. George Cabbe No commences the
Letters of Lady Mary Wortey Montague There will be MOI
ahrdgement OF the work of any auther.
WILLIAM PEARSON,
llS Fulton street. Proprietor.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
Rspn5ie Of Leters-under this tle Mr. William Pearson
city has commenced an enterprise which really think
deserving OF very Iii publication which in-
the shape of newspaper magazine intended to
furnish the public with copy of great number of the
l6pages quaro and somewhat larger London week
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that any may write ON without botng The typography
is at neat and egbe and the whole style and execution
show the reader what cheap library be Obtained
through the means of this publication, may mention that the
and fourth part of Vicar ofWaccd for all which the price
is srpenco From what know respecting this novel and
audabe enterprise we have the greatest confidence that The
selection of works for the Republic of Letters will always be-
submitted to the decon OF gentlemen of such standnng in lit
insure that only the worhest productions will find
n place in it-Erc Post
I'VE have Intended each success,.e number appeared
nouce this udcdos publication Tothose who not apPris.
ed of the plan upon which is conducted il merely
observe that weekly issue OF beautifully printed qunro
sheet at cents number, each number containing or
volumes When ! added The Man OF Feeling
and The Vicar of Wakefield two Of the finest classics in our
language thus be had for the of ~ cents will be
that both from the and the beraly with which r
conducted there be publication which promises better
dhse abroad knowledge Of the models of polite Literature
than the Republic of letters. The last number published con-
tain The Tales Hail. by Crabbe Of the vigor-
of modern writer's His STYLE indeed though srkingy or
gnal often overone and his subjects Of char
frequently leave harsh and unpleasant impression
upon the reader but there truth nature in her hum
bes guse which renders his delneaton and sl dis
sections of character invaluabe'-N " Amerean
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ter publication design of which the reader may
Der several weeks ago. In these three
ber each OF sixteen small quaro pages are contained e whole
of the Vicar of Wakefield and than half OF Crabbes best
work. the Tales otbe Hall These works in the ordinary shape,
occupy four five dnedecmo volumes and could be
duced from less than So In the Republic Of Letters
they occupy three numbers Of paper Of the Of this journal
folded for delivery and sold at the prodgou low OF
eighteen This making Literature cheap indeed and
deprveng poverty fall for let not be
supposed that this extraordinary ceapness attained by prin-
ting the works poor materials On the contrary, the typo
graphy is ncommonly beautiful and the paper OF quality
superior what commonly used in book printing, the
best Boston editions Ii white snow composed either
smoothly and ueny as the sheet on which we are ndng this
u article. which is ON Glpin's best--Ere. Posi-
"A weekly publication bearing the above title IA: been IN
daraken by Mr. Pearson The design Of the work TO place
hands of ALL the old standard works, which are now gen.
orally referred the of polite iemire; course OF
reading particularly followed by those desirous Of nculcang
correct undertaking is deserving and should meet
with liberal patronage Each number contains 10 closely PRINT
ed pages the typographical execution OF winch
the price only sxpencebeng by far the cheapest as wen az
useful publication that has yet appeared The present
number ackenzies Man Of Feeling and part ofGold
smiths Vicar of Wakefield '-Eroning Star
Under this title Mr. William Pearson has commenced week
y periodical which certainly the cheapest that came TO
our notice 1t Intended embrace only standard works Inc
first number contains Mackenzies Man Of Feeling and ono
Fourth ofte Vicar Of Wakefield the price Of which but SIX
cents The 6y-two numbers the publication, will at
this rate fifty sixty Ct the best works IN the En-
p language and but three dollars The paper and typo
graphy are excelent'-C0uT 4 Enq.
New-York, July 26, 1884