The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-22
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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THIS work is conducted in the spirit of LittelFs
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as is twice as large and appears 50 often, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness TO II by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
| greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of t
erary historical, and political harvest, as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edir-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black.
woods noble criticismso Poetry, his keen political
COmmentariey, highly wrought Tales, and Vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions 10 Literature, History, and COM
mon life, 10y the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the judicious AthenDum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and CONF
prehcnsivc Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intcrmixed with tho
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Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taips, Aims
worth's, liood's, and Sporting MagdEincs, and OF
Chambers's admirable journal. We do not corr
slider It beneath dignity TO borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make use of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importation5 from
the continent OF Europe, and from the new growth
OF the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia and
Africa into our ncighbOrhOOd, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts of the word so that
much moro thaR ever, IL now becomes every intel
| hgent American 10 be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. Aud tins not
only because of their nearer cOnncxion with our
selves, but because the nations seem 10 be hasten
ing through a rapid process OF change, % some new
state of thIngs which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresec.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of COlon-
ration, (Which IL extending over the whole wOrld,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favoritc matter
Tor our selections and in general, shall system
atically and very fully acquaint readers with
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tireiy ncglecung our own.
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ter, WC may produce work which shall be- popular,
while at the same time it VIII aspire to raise tho
standard Of public taste.
01y-Lettcrs in commentator Of the plan and cx-
cculIun Of The work from Judge Story. Chaucellor
Kent. DR.. Bethune, and Mcssrs Jared sparks
W. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and Gcnrrs
Iicknor, have been published in former adycriise-
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