Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-22
II III II LIVING A G. II,
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ON the llth Of May, is44, we propose to issue
~ the hrst number of a work to be composed
chiefly Of choice articles from the Periodical Liter.
aiure of Europe.
Boston having become the point Of communica-
ton with the Old World, and the intercourse being
now SO frequent, we think it the best location for
our Office, and believe that such compilation NAV
he issued once week, from this city, as will be
read with pleasure and profit in all parts Of the
United States.
THE LIvIse AoE will be conducted in the spirit
Of Liliell. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
was avorably received by the public, for the past 20
ycars,) but it will he twice as large, and will ap.
pear often, shall not only give spirit and
freshness TO it by many things which were excu-
ded by q months delay, but shall aso,-while thus
extending our scope and gathering a greater and
more attractive vsriety,-be able to increase the
solid and substantial part of literary, historical
and political harvest fully to satisfy the wants
OF the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edin.
hurgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews, and Black
woods noble criticisms on Poetry, his keen pol,i-
cal Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions OF rural and mountain Scenery and
the contributions to Literature, History and CONS
mon life Ivy the sagacous Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prebensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observers; these shall be inermixed with
the Military and Naval "reminiscences of the Uni
ted Service and with the best articles of the Dub.
lin University, New Monthly, Fraser's Tsit's
Ainsworth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and
of Chambers admirable Journal. We shall not
consider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and
wisdom from Punch and, when we think il good
enough, shall use the thunder of The Times. We
shall increase our variety by importstons from the
continent of Europe and from the new growth of
the British Colonies.
Geographical discoveries. the progress ef Colo.
niza'ion, (Which is extending the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travels will be favoiie matter
for our selections; and in general, shall svse-
msically and very folly acquaint our readers with
the gres, department Of Foreign sffairs.
While we aspire to make the LIvISs AGE de.
srable to all who wish to keep themselves inform.
ed Of the rapid progress Of the movement--to
Statesmen, Divnes, Lawyers and Physicians
men of business, and TO men of leisure--it is a still
stronger object of our ambition to make it attrac
tive and useful to their Wives and Children. We
believe that we eau thus do some good in our day
and generation and hope to make the work indis.
ponsahle in every well-informed family We say
indispensable, because in this day Of cheap litera-
it is not possible to guard against the influx of
what is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any
other way than by furnishing sufficient supply Of
a healthy character. The mental and moral appe-
lite must be graifcd.
We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chafi," by providing abundanty for the ma9in>
alton, aud by large collection of Biography. voy-
ages and Travels, History, and solid matter
we may produce a work which shall be popular
while a, the same time i, will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste.
The Living Age will be large pamphlet, hand.
somey printed, and stitched in cover, containing
as much matter an ordinary duodecmo volume,
and upon good type and paper
Each number sold separately, and with the usual
discount to wholesale dealers. Persons at dis
,ance will be supplied by mail, on their rem,ing to
any sum of money that may he convenient.
There will he thirty six numbers, making three
large volumes, in the rcmnining part OF 1914.
Price of eech volume of twelve numbers will be
81 SO. Postmasttrs, or other persons who may
lend US their aid III getting up subscription list,
will he entitled to four copies of any volume, on
renting us five dollars. The copies TO be ad.
dressed as they may order.
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