The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-23
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
PROSPECTUS.

TINS WoRx is conducted in the spirit of Lit
tells Museum of Foreign Literature, (which
was favorably received by the public for TWEEN.
ty years. but as it is twice as large, and APP
pears SO often, we not only give spirit and fresh
less TO it by many things which were excluded
by months delay, bu; while thus extending
our scope and gathering greater and more at
ractive variety, are able SO 10 increase the SOL
i'd, and substantial part of our literary, histori-
cab and political harvest, as fully to satisfy the
wants Of The American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin-
bUT Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Back
wOods noble criticisms on Poetry, his keen po-
lelical commentaries highly wrought Tales,
and vivid descriptions of rural and mountain
scenery; and the contributions 10 Literature,
History and common life, by the sagacous
Spectator, the sparkling Examiner, the judicious
AhenGum, the busy and industrious LITERARY
Gazette, the sensible and comprehensive Brit
ANNA, the sober and respectable Christian o.
serUer; these are intermixed with the Military
and Naval "reminiscences of The United Ser
rice and with The best articles of The Dublin
University, Nev Monthly, Frazer's, Taits, Ains-
UorthS, HOofS and Sporting Magazines and of
Chambers admirable Journal We do not con-
slider it beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and
wisdom from Punch and, when we think il
good enough, make use OF the thunder of Tie
Times We shall increase our variety by i'm.
portatons fIom the continent of Europe and
from the new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, ASIA and
Africa into our neghborhood; and will greatly
multiply our connections, as Merchants, Tray
elers and Politicians, with all parts of the
world, so that much more than ever it now be-
comes every intelligent American 10 be inform
ed of the condition and changes of foreign
countries. And this not only because of their
nearer connection with ourselves, but because
the nations seem 10 be Fastening through rap
id process Of change, to some new state of
things which the merely political prophet can
no, compute or foreSee
Geographical discoveries, the progress of
Colonization, (Which is extending over the
whole world,) and Voyages and Travels, will
be favorile matter for our selections; and in
general, we shall Systematically and very fully
acquaint our readers with the great department
o! Foreign affairs, without entirely neylecting
our own.
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influx of what is bad in taste and vicious in
morals, in any other way than by furnishing a
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he cha6," by providing abundanlly for the i'm.
aginaion, and by large collection OF Biogra-
ply, Voyages and Travels, History, and more
solid matter, 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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