Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-06
PROSPECTUS
OF
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littel,s
Museum Of Foreign Literature. (Which was fayora-
bly, received by the public for twenty years., but as
IT is twice as large, and apears so often, not
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. able to IrCrea 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 ofthc Edinburgh
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Blackwood's
noble criticism on poetry, his political Commenta-
rics. highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
of rural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
70 Literature, History and common, Life. by the sa-
gacious Spectator, the sparkling ETcnrer the JUDI
cious Attenea.a. busy and Industrious Lierarg ca
xefc, sensible and comprehensive Britannia. the so:
Der spectacle Christian Obssrer these are iDtcrix
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the
United Service, and with the best articles of the
Dublin Unrersay. Ser Nonsal, Frasss, Tairs, AIMS
trorths, Hoot's, Sporting M1fa.ncs.A Of Chamber,
admirable journal. We do not consider il beneath
our dignity to borrow Wit and wisdom from Punch;
and " hen think itfgooa enough, make use of tho
thunder of TIE Times. We shall increase our variety
by importations from the continent Of Europe, and
from the new growth ct the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia. and AZ
RIGA, into our nei-hb0rheod and will greatly multi
ply our connections. merchants. travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world that much
more than ever it becomes every Intelligent 4meri-
can to he informed OF the condition changes OF
foreign countries. And tins not only because of there
nearer connection with ourselves, but because the
nations seem to be hastenii <. through rapid rro-
cess of change, to some new state of things, which
the merely political prophet cannot compute fore
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Colon
ization, (Which is extending over the whole world,
and voyages and Travels, viii be fasoIc matter for
our selections and in general, shah sy stenati-
cay and very fully acGulint our readers with the
great department of Foreign affairs without entirely
neScctins our own.
While ASPIRE TO make the IdrfH7 Ace desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of tic mortmept-to Statesmen, Di-
vines, Lawyers and Ply sicians-to men Of bushes.
and men Of leisure--it is sti stronger object to
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children. We believe that can thus do some good
IN our day and generation; and hope TO make the
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We say indispensable, because in this day of cheap
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lux Of what is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in
any other way than by furnishing sufficient supply
Of healthy character. The mentarand moral appe-
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We hope that, by s.by ,cianosring the ,rhea from the
ch10y' by providing abundany for the imagination.
and by large collet of biography, VOYAGES and
Travels, History, and more solid matter, we NAV
produce work which shan be popular, while at the
same time viii aspire to raise the standard fpubc
taste.
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much matter as a Quarterly Review gives in eight
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WAsnINGToS, December, 81, 1s45.
OF all the periodical journals devoted to literature
and science which abound in Europe and in this
country, this has appeared to to be the most USE
full. It contains indeed the exposition only of the
current literature of the English languages but this,
by Its immense extent and comprehension, includes
portraiture of the human mind in the utmost ex
pansion Of the present age.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
G5-Pubhshed at six dollars year, by
L. LETTELL & CO.; Boston.