The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-22
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY b. LIrTELL AND co.. BOSTON.
rINHIS work is conducted in the spirit of LittelPs
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
flvoraby received by the public for twenty years,)
but 1t is twice as large, and appears 80 often, we
not only give spirit and freshness 10 II by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
a greater and more attractive variety, are able 40
10 increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
crary, historical, aud political harvest as fully 10
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 10 Literature, History, and com
mon life, by the ssgacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious AthenUuIn, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and csm
prchcnsivc Britannia the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intcrmixcd with the
Military and Naval rcminisccnces of the United
Service, and with tho best articles Of the Dublin
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims
wOrth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambcrss admirable Journal. We do not CON
slider il beneath our dignity TO borrow wit and VIE
dom from Punch; and, when we think II good
enough, make use of the thunder of the Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent Of Europe, and from the new growth
Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, aud
Africa into our ncighbOrhOod, and viii greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers.
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that,
ligcnt American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And tins not
only because Of their nearer conncxiOn with our
selves, but because the nations seem TO be hasten
ing through rapid process of change, 20 some new
stae OF things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or fOrescc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of COlcni-
cation, (Which is extending the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will bc fayOritc matter
Tor our sclcCtOns and in general, We shall systcm
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department OF foreign Affairs without en-
tircly ncgcC ting our own.
While VIC aspire tomakc the Liuing Age desirable
10 all who wish TO keep Themselves informed Of the
rapid progress OF the mOvcment-to statosmcn, di-
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and men Of lcisurc,-t il sull stronger object ~
make ID attractive to their wives and children. We
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and generation, and hope TO make the work indis-
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II is not possible o guard against the influx ol what
II bad in taste and vicious in morals, IN any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply oi
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must be gratihcd.
We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaii" by rUyIding abundantiy Tor the imagi-
nation, and by a large collection Ot Biography,
Voya gcs and Travels uistory, and more solld mat
ter We may produce a work which shall be popular,
while at the time IL VIII aspire 10 raise the
standard of public taste.
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,GuOn OF the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bcthune, aud Mossrs. Jared Sparks,
W. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former adycrtiae-
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