The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-02
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY Z. LITTELL AND Co, BOSTON.
rINHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Lttcll's
j. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
fayorably received by the public for twenty years.
but il s twice large, and appears so often, we
not only give spirit and freshness TO it by pany
things which were excluded by months delay
bat while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 80
TO increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
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 ON Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History and com
life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenmum, 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
worths, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and oi
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider il beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make of the thunder Of 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 our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that,
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
lgent 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-
cation, (Which is extending the whole world,
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general we shall system
atically and very fully aoeuant readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs, without
trely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Lining Age desirable
to all who wish 10 keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and men of lcisure,-it is still stronger object to
make it attractive to their wives and children. We
believe that we thus do some good in day
and generation, and hope TO make the work indis-
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way than by furnishingea sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
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the chaff' by providing abundantly 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 il will aspire TO raise the
standard of public taste.
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Kent, Dr. Bethune, and Messrs Jared Sparks
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
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