The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-18
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY e. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON
This work is conducted in the spirit of Littell's
Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years
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 months delay,
a greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, 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 on 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 sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenaum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these 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 OF
Chambers's admirable Journal We do not con-
slider il beneath dignity TO borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think II good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by mportations 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,
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much more than ever, II now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connection with our
selves, but because the nations seem TO be hasten
ing through n rapid process of change, TO some new
state of things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
cation, (Which IL extending the whole world,
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for selections; and in general, we shall system
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department of foreign affairs, without
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire TO make the Living Age desirable
TO all who wish TO keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress Of the movement--to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physcians-to men of business
and men of eisure,-it is still stronger object TO
make it attractive TO their wives and children We
believe that can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
pcnsable in every well-informed family. We say
indispensable, because in this day of cheap literature
il is not possible TO guard against the influx of what
s bad in taste and vicious in MORALS in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mental and moral appetite
We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaf,' by roviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter, VIC may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time il Will aspire TO raise the
standard of public taste.
0J-Letters in commentator of the plan and ex-
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DIR. Bcthune, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparks,
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
menb.
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