The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-13
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
Published ecey Saturday, at l2k cents a Number,
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By L. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
FTNHlS work is conducted in the spirit of Ltte'a
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
tiyorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as II Is twice as large and appears 80 often we
not only give spirit and fre.h.Iess 10 il by many
things which we're excluded by a months delay
but while thus extending our scope and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able so
To increase the solid and substantial part of lit
erary 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 political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions OF rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions TO Literature, History, and COM
mon life, by the sagaCous Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athennum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
| prchcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intcrmixcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taifs, Aims
worth, s, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and of
sidcr II beneath our dignity TO borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think il good
enough, make use OF the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent of Europe, and from the growth
OF the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhOod, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants trayellers
and politicians with all parts of the world; 40 that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intcl-
! hgent American to be informed Of the conditions
| and changes OF foreign countries. And this not
only because OF their nearer connexion with our
| solves, but because the nations seem TO Lo hasten
ing through rapid process OF change; 10 some new
state Of things, which the merely political prophet
! cannot compute or ioresee.
| Geographical Discoveries the progress of Coloni-
zatOn, (Which is extending over the whole world }
| and Voyages and Travels, will bc favorite mattsr
ior our selections; and in general, we shall system
! aucally and very fully aCquaint readers with
the great department of foreign affairs, without en-
| urely ncglcctlng our own.
| While VIC aspire tonake the Lining Age desirable
to all who wish TO keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress OF the movemcnt-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physcians-to men of business
and men of cisurc,-it is still a stronger object ~
make II attractive TO their wives and children We
believe that we thus do some good in our dav
and generation, and hope TO make the work ind =.
pensable IN every well-Informed family. We say
Indispensable, because in this day of cheap lit atur.
1t Is not possible to guard against the intu of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals "a anv other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
must be grathed.
We hope, that by "wnnowing the wheat from
the ehnf," by ,oyiding nbundanty for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular
while at the time II VIII aspire TO the.
standard OF public taste.
fst-Ietters IN commendation of the plan and ex
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, Dr.. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
w. IA. Prescott George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise-
ments
PosTAeE.-When sent with a cover it is ranked
as PAMPHLET, and costs a cents. Without the
cover II comes within the definition Of newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more than newspaper postage.
MONTHLY PARTs.-For such prefer il in ,hat
prm, the Living age is put up in monthly parts,
shape it shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH PARr double
the matter of any of the quarterlies But we re-
commend the weekly numbers as fresher and fuller
of life.
The VOLUMES are published quarterly. Each of
them ia equal TO rHRsE ordinary octavos
Orders shogld be addressed directly to the pub.
fishers, l., IITTELL 4 CO Bostdn
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