The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-23
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY LIITELL AND CO., BOSTON.
rINHIS work is conducted in the spirit OF li;tclPe
l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (winch was
fiyorably received by the public Tor twenty ycars,)
but il is twice large, and appears 50 often, Wo
not only give spirit and freshness 10 II by many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and attractive variety, are able SO
to increase the solid and substantial part oi our it-
crary HISTORICAL and political harvest, as luliy 10
satsfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the bdiL-
burgh, Quarterly, aud other RcvlcNs and Black
woods noble criticisms Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vvid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions Literature History, and COM
Mon life Ivy the sagaoious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judlcious Athena AN, tile busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and CONF
prehensive Britannia, the sober and rcspec table
Christian Observer; these lntermixcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences oi the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, falts, Ans
worth's, Hoods, aud Sporting Magazine, and Of
ChaInbers's admirable journal. We do not cor
sder II beneath dignity 10 borrow wat aud WIS.,
dom from Punch; and, when We think u gOOj
enough, make use OF the thunder ot The Times.
We snail increase our variety by lmporiatiJns from
the continent vi Europe, and from the ncw growth
OF the British colonies
The steamship has BROUGHT Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our noighbOrhOOd, and VAL greatly
multiply our connexions - merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts Of The word 80 that,
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hgeut American 10 be informed Of the conditions
! and changes OF foreign countries And this not
only because of their nearer cOnncxion with Our-
selves, but because the nations seem u be hlstcn-
ing through rapid process of chang, ~ some new
suIte OF things, which the merely political prophet
cannot cunIpdtc Or ioresce.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF COlDni-
5atOn, (which IL extending over the whole wUrid,)
and Voypgcs and Travels, wall bc hyOrite matter
for sclcctiOns; and in general We shall systcn-
aticslly and very fully acquaint our readers with
lac great department OF foreign AFFAIRS, without en-
| trcly ncglecung our own.
| Whilcwe aspire tomake the Lipiug dgs desirable
70 all who wish 10 keep themselves informed of tiic
rapid progress OF the inUycment-to ststcsn"u, di-
vines law yers. and physican3-tO incn Of business
and men Of lesure.it il still stronger obiect 70
make II attractive 70 their wives and c4iidron. We
believe that We can thus do sOnc good IA our day
and generation, and hope TO make the work indij.
pcnsablc in every we'll INFORMED family We say
udispensabo because in this day of cheap literature
IL is not possible 20 guard sinst the indux yf what
II bad in taste and vicious IN morals, in any otAor
way than by furnishing sufficient supply oi 4
healthy character. Tue mental and moral appetite
/ must Dc grluhed.
We hope, that by ''winnowng the wheat lsoIn
the chaii," by royiding aOundantiy i'f thc ilisi-
| nation, and by large collection Oi BioSfdPAy,
Voyages and Travels, ,ll5tJry, and moro solid 'au
ter, We may produce work ~nch shall Oe p'puids,
wlnlc at the satnc time II wiz aspire 70 raiac 10
standard OF public taste.
ls,-Lettcrs IN commcndation Of the plan and ex-
eeStiou OF the work froiu Judge story, Chanceiicr
Kent, Dr. Bethune. and Dlcssrs. Jtrcd oparks,
" H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and CcOr -
! Iicknor, have been published in fOrner advertise
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