The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-12
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BYE. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littell's
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty ycars)
but as it is twice as large, and appears often
not only give spirit and freshness TO il by many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
n greater and more attractive variety, able
to 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
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenaum, 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 beet articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's. Taits, Aims
worths, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider IL beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make use of the thunder Of The Tincs
We shall increase variety by importations from
tae continent of Europe, and from the ne1 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 so that
much more than ever, II now becomes every intel
hgent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes OF foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexon with our
selves, but because the nations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid process Of change, 10 some new
state oi things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or tOrcscc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
with
he great department of foreign affairs, without
urcly neglccting own.
While we aspIre tomake the Living Age desirable
TO all who wish TO keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the moyemcnt,-to statesmen di-
vines lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
aud men Of lcsure,it Is still "A stronger object To
make 1t attractive To their wives and children. We
believe that We can thus do good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
pensable IN every well informed family We saw
Indispensable, because ia this day of cheap literature
II Is not possible to guard against tno influx OF what
Is bad in taste and vicious in morals IN any otiSr
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mental aid moral appetite
must be grsuhed.
We hope that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaff," by roviding abundantly for the iuAagi
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 time il viii aspire to raise tho
standard Uf public taste.
lst-Letters in commendstion of the plan and eI-
ccution of the work from Judge Story. Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Me-sus. Jared Sparks
w II. Prescott, George Bancroft. and George
1icknor, have been published IN former adveruse-
ments.
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containing four live weekly numbers. la this
shape it shows to great advantage in coAnparisop
with other works, containing IN EACH PART double
the matter of any of the qusrteries But we re-
commend the weekly numbers fresher and fuller
OF life.
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