The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-29
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
IlllS work is conducted in the spirit of Littelli
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iavorably received by the public for twenty years,
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, arc able 80
erary, historical, and political harvest, fully
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 by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the judicious Atheneum, 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, Taits, Aims.
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chamberss admirable Journal. We do not con
slider II beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think it good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importations from
the 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.
much more than ever, II now becomes every intel
igent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes OF foreign countries. And this not
only because OF their nearer connexion 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 Coloni-
zaton, (Which is extending the whole world, }
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
Tor our selections; and in general shall system
atically and very fully acquaint readers with
the great department OF foreign affairs, without
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Lining 14ge desirable
TO all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement--to statesmen, di-
vines lawyers, and physicians-tom men of business
and men of leisure-it Is still a stronger object to
make it attractive TO their wives and children We
believe that we can thus do good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work inds-
pcnsable in every well informed family. We say
Indispensable because in this day of cheap literature
II is not possible To guard against the influx of what
ID bad In taste and vicious in morals in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
must be gratifcd
We hope, that by 'winnowing the wheat from
the chaff," by roviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce a work which shall be popular
while at the same time il Will aspire TO raise the
standard of public taste.
GJ-Letters in commendation of the plan and ex-
ecution OF the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w. ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Iicknor, have been published in former advertise
ments.
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with other works, containing EACH PART double
the matter Of any Of the quarterlies But we re-
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