The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-03
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY u. LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
yTNHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littell'i
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which wa.
favoraby received by the public for twenty years,
but as it s twice large, and appears often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to il by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able sc
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
erary historical and political harvest, fully tc
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
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Atheneum, 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
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and oi
Chamberss admirable Journal. We do not con-
slider il beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think il good
enough make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by imporations 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 word that,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
igent 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 ioresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travels, viii be favorte matter
for our sclectons and in general, shall system
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department of foreign affairs without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
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way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of a
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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
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Kent, DIR. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
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