The republic., 1850-12-31
LIrTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Littells
4 Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
ffavorably received by the public for twenty years,)
bat as it is twice AS large and appears so often we
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
tut while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able
to increase the solid and substantial part Of lit
erary, historical, and political harvest fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the EdiI
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble crticsmson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries highly wrought Tales. and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and com
life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehensve 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, Frascr's, Taps, Aims
wSrth,s. Hoods, and Sporting Magazines Ca and Of
sder 1t beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis.,
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by imporatons from
the continent of Europe, and from the growth
Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants. travellers,
and politicians, with all parts Of the world that,
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes Of foreign countries And this
only because OF their nearer connexion with
selves, but because the ltions to be hasten
ing through rapid pr less of change, to some
sllte of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Cooni
cation, (Which Is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be avorite matter
for our sclectons and in general, shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
ie great department OF foreign Affairs, without en-
ircy neglecting our own
w hile we aspire tomakc the LiUing dye desirable
to ali who wish TO keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress of the Inovemcnt-to statesmen di-
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and men OF eisure--t is still stronger object to
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and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
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! way than by furnishing "a sufficient supply of
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| the chatf," by roviding abundanuy for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection OF Biography,
Voyages and Travels, nistory, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the time ii Will aspire to the
standard of public taste
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ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DIR. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise-
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