The Arkansas advocate., 1836-02-12
CAREY LIBRARY OF CHOICE LITER ATTIR n

OF CHOICE LITERATUR HyO say that this is reading age, impl;a. E desire for instruction, and the means to gratify that desire. On the first point all are agreed on the second, there is diyers;tv both of opinion and of practice. We haya newspapers, magazines, reviews, in fine pamphlets of all sizes, on nearly ali subjects which have severally their classes of readers and supporters. And yet, eopious as ara these means of intellectual supply, more ara still needed. In addition to the reviews or the day, and passing notices of books. the people, in large numbers, in all parts our great republic, crave the possession of tba books themselves, and details, beyond mere passing allusion, of the progress of discovery I in art and science. But though it be easy ta ascertain and express their wants, 1t is not so easy to gratify them. Expense, distance from the emporium of literature, engrossjnq occupations which prevent personal applioa. ton or even messages to libraries and book sellers, are so many causes to keep people away from the feast of reason, and the enoy- ment of the coveted literary aliment it i. the aim of the publishers of the Library tn obviate these difficulties, and to enable every individual, at small cost and without any personal effort, to obtain for his own use and that of his favoured friends or family, valu- able works, complete, on all the branches of useful and popular literature, and that in 1 form well adapted to the comfort of the read. CT.
 The charm of variety, as far as it is com patibIe with morality and good taste, will he l held constantly i'll view in conducting the Library, to fill the pages Of which the cur zr( n~,4 various departments of Biography, History. Travels, Novels and Poetry, shall be freely put under contribution. With, perchance. occasional exceptions, 1t IS intended to give entire the work which shall be selected for publication. When circumstances authorize the measure, recourse will be had to the literary stores of Continental Europe, and transations made from French, Italian, or German, as :he case may be.
 Whilst the body of the work will be q reprint, or at times translation of entire volumes, the cover will exhibit the misce- laneous character of Magazine, and consist of sketches of men and things, and notices of novelties in literature and the arts, through out the civilized world. A full and regular supply of the literary monthly and hebdom. adal journals of Great Britain and Ireland. in addition to home periodicals of similar cha racter, cannot fail to provide ample materials for this part of our work.
 The resources and extensive correspond ence of the publishers, are the best guarantee for the continuance of the enterprise in which they are now about to embark, as well as for the abundance of the materials to give 1t va luc in the eyes of the public. As far as judi cious selection and arrangement are concern ed, readers will, it is hoped, have reason to be fully satisfied, as the editor of the Library IS not a stranger to them. but has more than once obtained their favorable suffrages for his past literary efforts.
 TERMS.
 The work will be published in weekly nam- bers, iii stitched covers, each number con. taining t,oenfy imperial octaro pages, with double columns, making taco Uotumes annual- Q, of more than 520 octaUo pages, each so- tume; and at the expiration of every SIX months, subscribers will be furnished with handsome title page and table of contents | The whole amount of matter furnished in single year will be equal to more than torty oolumes of the common sized English duode- elmo books. The paper upon which the Ll- brary will be printed, will be of the finest quality used for book work, and of a size ad- mirably adapted for binding. As the type will be entirely new, and of neat appear. ance, each volume, when bound, will furnish a handsome, as well as valuable, and not cum brous addition to the libraries of those who patronize the work.
 The price of the Library will be .fre dollars pc, annn,n., payable in advance.
 A commission of 20 per cent. will be al- lowed to agents; and any agent, or postmas.- ter furnishing five subscribers, and forward ing the amount of subscription, shall be entl' tied to the commission of 20 per cent. or CO., py of the work for one year.
 A specimen of the work, or any informa- tion respecting It, may be obtained by ad- dressing the publishers, post paid. Address
 l.. L. CAREY & A. HART,
 Philadelpnia.
 The first number will be issued on the lst of October next.
 Philadelphia, July IT, 1835.-29-tf