The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-12
LTTTELL's LIVING AGE.

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BY Z. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
yINHIS work is conducted in the. spirit of Lttels
i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty years,)
but it twice as large, and appears so often we
not only give spirit and freshness to 1t by many
things which were excluded by 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 hit
erary, historical, and political harvest, 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 COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judcious Athen@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prehensivc 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, Frasor's, Tait's, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and WIS.,
dom from Punch; and, when we think it good
enough. make Of the thunder OF The Times
We shall increase 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 viii greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts OF the world; 30 that
| much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
| ligent 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-
zation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels will be favorite matter
for our selections and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs without en-
trey neglecting our own
While we aspire tomake the Lining Age desirable
TO all who wish to keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress Of the movement-to statesmen, dir
vines lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and men of leisure,it Is still stronger object TO
make ii attractive TO their wives and children. we
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
1 and generation, and hope TO make the work indis-
| pcnsable in every well-informed family. We say
indispensable because in this day of cheap literature
il is not possible TO guard against the influx OF what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of a
healthy character The mental and moral appetite
must be gratifed
| We hope, that by "winnowng the wheat from
the chaff," by providing abundanty for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste.
| lo-Letters in commendation of the plan and ex-
ecution Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
| W. III. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
ments.
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containing four five weekly numbers. In this
shape il shows TO great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH PART double
the matter of any Of the quarterles. But we re-
commend the weekly numbers as frcsher and fuller
| Of life.
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