Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-02-07
PROSPECTUS
OF
LITTELI5S LIVING AGE.

Museum of Foreign Literature, (which was ravora-
bly, received by the public for twenty yearsJ but as
it is twice as large, and apears SO often, We not
| y give spirit and freshness to 1t by many things
| which were excluded by months delay, but, while
thus extending our scope and gathering greater and
attractive variety, able so 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 on poetry his political Commenta-
ries, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
ofrural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
to Literature History and common, Life, by the Sa-
sacious Spectator, the sparkling Examiner the judi
cious AttenGum, busy and Industrious Literary Cd
=efe, sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the sos
Der respectable Christian Observer these ntermx
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences of the
United Service, and with the best articles of the
Dublin University, Nclv Monthly, Frdscf's, 7ais Aims
rorfFs 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 itlgood enough, make of the
thunder of The Times We shall increase our variety
by nportations from the continent of Europe, and
from the new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and AZ
RIGA, into neghborhood, and will greatly multi
ply connections, as merchants, travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world; so that much
more than ever it becomes every intelligent Ameri-
can to be informed Of the condition and changes OF
foreign countries And this not only because 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.
Geographical, Discoveries, the progress of Colon
ization, (Which is extending the whole worldly
and voyages and Travels will be favorite matter for
selections and in general, shall Systemati-
cally and very fully acquaint our readers with the
great department of Foreign affairs, without entirely
neglectng our own.
While we aspire to make the Lifting Age desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the moremcnt-to Statesmen. Di-
vines, Lawyers, and Physcians-to men of business
and men of leisure-i is still stronger object to
to make il attractive and useful to their wives and
children. We believe that can thus do some good
in day and generations; and hope to make the
work indispensable in every well-nformed 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 vicious in morals in
any other way than by furnishing sufficient suppl,
ofa healthy character. The mental and moral appe-
tite mast be gratitied.
We hope that by sby ,cinaor;nq the ,rIeat from the
chgf'' by providing abundantly for the imagination
and by large collection of Biography, Voyages and
Travels. History, and more solid matter. we NAV
produce work which shall be POPULAR while at the
time it will aspire to raise the standard ofpubc
taste.
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Complete sets, in fifteen volumes, to the end Of
1917, handsomely bound, and packed in neat boxes.
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Any number may be had for twelve and a 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.
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For such as prefer II IN that form, the Living
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advantage in comparison with other works. contain
ing in each pert double the matter of any of the Quar-
teres But we recommend the weekly numbers.
as freshcr and fuller of life. Postage the month
ly part is about fourteen cents. The roiumes are
published quarterly, each volume containing as
much matter as Quarterly Review gives in eight
teen months.
WASHINGTON, December, 81, lS45.
OF all the periodical journals devoted to literature
and science which abound in Europe ard in this |
country this has appeared to me 10 hc the most
full. 1t contains indeed the exposition only of the
current literature of the English language; but this,
by Its immense extent and comprehension. includes
portraiturc OF the human mind in the utmost ex-
panSion of the present age.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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