The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-04
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY e. LirTELL AND co BOSTON.
TNHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littells
i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years
but as it is twice as large, and appears often we
not only give spirit and freshness 10 il by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
greater and more attractive variety, arc able so
increase the solid and substantial part OF our lit
crary, 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
desc riptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and com
life, by the sagacous Spec tator the sparkling
Examiner, the judcious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frasers, Tait's, Aims
worths, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal We DO not con
elder il beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think il good
enough, make of the thunder oi The Times.
We shall increase our variety by mportations from
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into 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 Colon-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
the great department Of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While We aspire to make the Licing dge desirable
all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physcians-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
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
II is not possible 10 guard against the influx of what
Is bad IN taste and vicious IN morals, IN any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
must be gratihed.
We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheat from
the chaH,'' by roviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by n 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 IL Will aspire To raise the
standard of public taste
(SJ-Letters in commendation Of the plan and ex-
scution of the work from Judge Story Chancellor
Kent, DIR. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w. n. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
ricknor, have been published in former advertise
ments.
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shape it shows TO great advantage IN comparison
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/ the matter of any of the quarterlies. But re-
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