The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-15
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY r.. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TINHlS work is conducted in the spirit Of Littells
l. Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which was
iivoraby received by the public for twenty years.
but as It Is twice as large, and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness 10 il by many
things which were excluded by a months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 80
To increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest as 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 polite.
| Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain sccnery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and com
mon life, Ivy the sagncious Spectator the sparlino
| Examiner, the jud!cious Atheneum the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
| prchcnsive 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
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider II beneath dignity borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch and, when we think IA rood
enough, make use of the thunder Of The Tifnca
We shall increase our variety by importations from
| OF the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia and
Africa into our ncighborhOod, aud will greatly
multiply our connexions a. merchants, travellers,
I IL
much more than 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 conne xion with our.
selves, but because the nations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid process Of change, 10 some new
state Of things which the merely political prophet
| cannot compute or forcscc.
Geographical Discoveries the progress Of Coloui-
nation, (Which Is extending over the whole world \
aud Voyages and Travels, will be fayOrite matter
ior our selections and IN general, We shall system
aucaiiy and very fully scquaint our readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs without en-
tirciy ncgccting our own.
While We aspire tomalSe the Liuing AgedesirabIs
to all who wish TO keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress of the mOvcmcnt-to statesmen di-
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business.
and men of lesure,it is still a stronger object ~
make II attractive TO their wives and children We
believe That we can thus do some good in day
and generation, and hope 10 make the work indis,
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II Y not possible 10 guard against the influx OF what
Is bad in taste and vicious in morals in nv, other
way Than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
must be graufcd.
We hope, that by "winnJwing the wheat from
the chaf," by rovidng abundantly for the irnsci-
nation, and by a large collection of Biography.
voyages and Travels, history, and more solld mat
ter we may produce work which shall be popular
while AZ the same time il viii aspire TO raise The
standard Of public taste.
0J>Lcttcrs in cominendation Of the plan and e..
ecuuon OF the work from Judge Story, Chancellor,
keut, Dr. Be;hune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks.
w, H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
llcknor, have been published in former advertise.
ments.
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containing four or tve weekly numbers. In tins
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with other works, containing IN EACn PART double
the matter OF any OF the quartcrlies But We re-
commend the weekly numbers as fresher and 6,Ilsr
of life
The VOLUMES are published quarterly Each of
thein Is equal TO THREs ordinary OctavOs
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