Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-07-19
PROSPECTUS
OF
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.


Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was favora-
bly, received by the public for twenty years but
it IS twice as large and apears so often, we not on
ly give spirit and freshness to it by many things
which were excluded by months delay, but, while
thus extending scope and gathering greater and
more attractive variety, are able to increase the
solid and substantial part of our literary, HISTORICAL
and political harvest, fully to satisfy the wants Of
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays ofthe Edinburgh,
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Blackwood's
noble criticism poetry, his political Commenta-
ries, highly wrought tales and vivid descriptions
rural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
to Literature History and common, Life, by the
gacious Spectator, the sparkling Examiner, the judi
cious Attenrum, busy and Industrious Literary Ga
=efe. sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the
Der respectable Christian Observer these are interx
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the
United Service, and with the best articles of the
Dublin University, Ne,c Monthly, Frasers Tars aims
tcorfHs Hoods, & Sporting Magazines of Chambers
admirable Journal. We do not consider it beneath
our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch
and when we think itigood enough, make of the
thunder of The Times. We shall increase our variety
by importations from the continent of Europe, and
from the new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and AZ
RIGA, into our neighborhood, and will greatly multi
ply our connections, as merchants, travellers, and
politicians with all parts of the world that much
more than IT becomes every intelligent Ameri-
can to be informed of the condition and changes of
foreign countries. And tins not only because of there
nearer connection with ourselves, but because the
nations seem to be Fastening, through rapid pro-
cess Of change, to some new state of things, which
the merely political prophet cannot compute or fore
see. aa
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Colon
ization, (Which is extending the whole world
and voyages and Travels, will be favore matter for
our selections and in general. shall systemat-
cally and very fully acquaint readers with the
great department of Foreign affairs without entirely
negleCting
While we aspire to make the Lirinq Ace desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the m0rG1nenf-to States men, Dr.
vines, Lawyers, and hysicians-to men of business
and men of leisure-it is still stronger object to
to make ii attractive and useful to their wives end
children. We believe that we can thus do some good
in our day and generation; and hope to make the
work indispensable in every well-informed FIRMLY.
We say Indispensable, because in this day of cheap
literature it is not possible to guard against the in
ux of what is bad in taste and vicous in morals in
any other way than by furnishing sufficient supply
of healthy character. The mental and moral appe-
lite must be certified.
We hope that by ssby rinnor;na the ubedt from the
chaff" by providing abundanty for the imagination
and by large collection of Biography, Voyages and
travels, History, and more solid matter, we may
produce work which shall be popular, while at the
time it will aspire to raise the standard of public
taste.
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Nine copies for 40
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Complete SETS in fifteen volumes, to the end of
ls47, handsomely bound, and packed in neat boxes
are for sale at thirty dollars.
Any rolunc may be had separately at two dollars
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Any number may be had for twelve and holt
cents; and it may be worth while for subscribers or
purchasers to complete any broken volume they
may have, and thus greatly enhance there value.
AGENCIES
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parts Of North America, for increasing the circula
ton of this work; and for doing this, liberal COM
mission will be allowed to gentlemen who will in
terest themselves in the business and we will glad
ly correspond on this subject with any agent who
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ssts of three sheets, and is rated as pamphlet at
four and lafcents. But when without the COW
er, it comes within the definition of a newspaper
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Age is put upin Monthly Parts, containing four or
five weekly numbers. In this shape shows to great
advantage in comparison with other works. contain
ing in each part double the matter Of any of the Quar-
teres But we recommend the weekly numbers.
fresher and fuller of life. Postage on the month
ly part is about fourteen cents. The rot.mes are
published quarterly, each volume containing as
much matter as Quarterly Review gives in eight
teen months.
| WAsHINGToN, December, 81, 1886
or all the periodical journals devoted to literature
and science which abound in Europe and in iris
country, this has appeared to me TO be the most use
tfu. 1t contains indeed the exposition only of the
lcurreEt literature of the English languages but this
lby Its immense extent and comprehension includes
a portraiture of the human mind in the utmost ex
lpansion Of the present age:
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Ia-Published at six dollars year, by
E. LETTELL h CO.; Bo.,on
4 NEW FERRY
At Council Bluffs on the Missouri
TIME Subscribers having obtained charter
l. from the General Assembly of the State OF