The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-12
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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By LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted in the spirit of LittelPs
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty years.
but as it is twice as large, and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
greater and more attractive variety, are able 30
TO increase the solid and substantial part Of lit
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 Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions TO Literature, History, and
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, Tait's, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chamberss admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider II beneath dignity 10 borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think il 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 as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts Of the world that
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and changes OF foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
selves but because the nations seem 10 be hasten
ing through rapid process of change, to some new
state OF things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or Orcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Colohi-
cation, (Which is extending the whole world, }
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
atically and very fully scquaint readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs without en-
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