The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-18
LITTELLS LIVING AGE.
PROSPECTUS

TINS work is conducted In the spirit Of LfsFs Mue,m
Of Pore gH LdeTGfsTe (Which was hvOrably received
by the public for twenty years but " IL twice large
and appears ofen not only give spirit sod feshnsss
u IL by many things which excluded BY months de-
lay but while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater AMI more Attractive variety are able - % neree
tue solid sni substantial part Of our literary historical and
political harvest a. fully 10 satisfy the wants Of the Amer
can reader.
The elaborate and stately essays Of the Edinburgh Our
ery and other Reviews and HIektroO noble criticisms
poetry his kesn political commentaries highly NroDght
tales vivid descriptions rural AMI mountain tcenrry:
aud the contributions % literature history, and common
NE by the sgaeious Spectator, the sprkling Era1aHe
the Juici'us 1eH0u the busy and Industrious Lfs0ry
ndshe the sensible and comprehensive BIHa1Hd the So
Der and tesecabe Christian ObseireT these are inter
hsh WITH The military aud naval "reminiscences ~ the
1mrT,fy Netr Mo- tbly, F,d,e,is TaPt AinsrorfAs
H|od Aho Sporting hagas isA, sud 81 Ch0HBerS's dm
Sne yoI'Ha' We do MT consider ~ meath dignity
TO borrow ~ and wisdom Punch aud uhen We think
1Ot MAKE use OF the thunder " The Times. We
sha increase our variety by imTorsti0ns n IA the cont
nsn OF Europe aud from the growth OF the British col
onies
The steamship has brought Europe Asia and Afi, into
our neishborhOod ani will greatly mutt DIV our
lions a. merchants, travellers AID can- with All uayfs
OF the world that much than ever il now h,e,
intelligent American T. be Informed Of the eonA
and changes Of foreign cOuntrs And this NOT onv hc,
Of their nearer connection with ourselves bat because the
nations seem to be Fastening through rapid process Il
change, t. state Of things which merely pt
zeal prophet cannot compute or kresee.
Geographical discoveries the progress Of eoloniz d.
(Which Is extending the uhoe world and voyages
travels will be fayorite matter for selections and m
general shah systematically and very fully acquaut ar
readers with the great department OF foreign a,rs with
out entirely negecting
While aspire 10 make the Licing Age desirable TO all
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coeoti N Of biography VOYAGES aud travels history and
more solid matter, may produce work which sGa l..
popular while at the time 1t will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste.
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Cambridge. Aprd2 1874
approve very much Of the plan your work and II be
condu tai with the intelligence spirit and taste that the
prospectus indicates of which have doubt
will be Of the most instructive and popular periodicals
Of the day. JAMES KENT
Nep York, Mdy7 1914
OF all the periodical journals devoted TO literature and
science which abound in Europe and In this country this
has appeared TO 10 be the most useful IL contains In
deed the exposition only Of the current literature the
English language; but this by its immense extent and
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the utmost expansion Of the present age.
J. z. ADAMS.
Washington December y, 1915.
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April iS-3t Boston, Mass