The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-05
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY Z. LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted in the spirit OF LittelPs
i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as it is twice large, and appears so often, we
| not only give spirit and freshness to 1t by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
a greater and more attractive variety, are able SO
to increase the solid and substantial part of our hit
erary, historical and political harvest, as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin-
burgh, 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 sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicous Athen@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal We do not con-
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and WIS,
dom from Punch; and, when we think II good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, ASA, ana
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts of the world SO that
much more than ever, it now becomes every inter
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And tins not
only because of their nearer connexlon with our
selves, but because the nations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid process OF change, TO some new
state of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colonl-
zation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorlte matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own ,
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ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
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