The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-17
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BYE. LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
'I'Hls work If conducted In the spirit of Lttel'a
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iavorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as IL is twice as large and appears so often VIC
not only give spirit and freshness TO il by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
a greater and more attractive variety, able
70 increase the solid and substantial part Of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest fully 10
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 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, Ivy the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
| industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and com
prehcnsivc britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frascr's, Tait's, Ains-
worth's, llood's, and Sporting Magazines and of
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. We do not con-
sidcr IL beneath dignity to borrow wit and wig
dom from Punch and, when we think IL good
enough, make use Of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importations from
sle continent of Europe, and from the new growth
Of the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts Of the world; that,
uiuth more uhn ever, IL now becomes every INTEL
hgcnt American TO be informed Of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because Of their nearer conncxon with
selves, but because the nations seem 20 be hasten
ing through rapid process of change, 10 some
state Of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or fOrcsec.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
IatiOn, (Which is extending over the whole world, D
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
atically and very fully aequaint our readers with
he great department Of foreign affairs, without
trcy ncglcCting our own.
While We aspire tomake the Living Age desirable
10 all who wish 20 keep themselves informed of tho
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the ohaf," by royidng sbundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by a large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more solid r,st
ter We may produce work which shall be popular
while at the came time it Will aspire 70 raise the
standard Of public taste,
01-L<tters in eommendstion Of the plan and sr.
ecution Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
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w, II. Prescott, George HAnoroA, and George
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