The southern press., 1850-11-05
LITTELL,s LIVING AGE.
Published euery Saturday, at l2l eenis a .M1m5er,
Yearly, IN adpance, Sc.
BIZ Z. LITrELL CO.,, BOSTON

Yearly, IN adpaace, Sc.
BIT Z. LITrELL 4 co.., BOSTON.
NNHIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
IL tells Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
was favorably received by the public for twenty
years,) but as il is twice large, and appears so
often, We not only give sprit and freshness to il
by many things which were excluded by month i
delay. but while thus extending our scope, and
gathering greater and more attractive variety,
are able so to increase the solid and substantial
part of our literary, historical, and political har-
vest, as fully to satisfy the wants Of the American
reader. NJ.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edn-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews and Black
woods notable criticisms on Poetry, his keen
political Commentaries, highly wrought Tales,
and vivid descriptions of rural and mountni,
sceneryi and the contributions to Literature, His
tory, and common life, by the sagacious Spectator.
the sparkling Examiner, the judicious Atheneum,
the busy and industrious Literary Gazette, the
sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the sober
and respectable Christian Observer; these are inter
mixed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences es
or the United Service and with the best articles of
the Dublin University, New Monthly. Fraser,s.
Tat 8, AInsworth s, Hoods, and Sporting Maga-
zines, and Of Chambers 5 admirable Journal. We
do not consider it beneath our dignity to borrow
wit and wisdom from Punch; and, when we think
II good enough, make use of the thunder OF The
Times. We shall increase our variety by impor-
tations from the continent Of Europe, and from the
new growth ofthe British colonies 5EgI
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
mucn more than ever, It 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 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 Colo
world, and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite
matter Tor our selections; and, in general we shall
systematically and very fully acquaint our readers
with the great department OF foreign affairs. with
out entirely neglecting our own. -
While we aspire to make the Lipi,g fire desira-
Bile to all who wish to keep themselves informed
OF the rapid progress Of the movement--to states
men, dlvlnes' lawyers, and physicians--to men Of
business and men of leisure, lit is still stronger
object to make it 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 indispensable in every well-in-
formed family; We say indispensable, because in
.n's gay OF cheap literature, it is not possible
to guard against the influx Of what is bad in
taste and vicious in morals, in any other way than
by furnishing sufficient supply of healthy
character The mental and moral appetite must
be gratifed. :
b, We hope, that by winnowing the wheat from
the chaf, by providing abundanty for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
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
AZ Letters in commendation of thdp and
execution of the work from Judge Stof9, Chan
celor Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Messrs Jared
Sparks, w. II. Prescott, George Bancroft, and
George Iicknor, have been published in former
advertisements.
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