The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-27
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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INllS work is conducted in the spirit of Littell's
Museum OF Foreign Literature, (Which was
lavorably received by the public for twenty years
but IL is twice as large and appears so often e
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, are able ~
to increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edin-
ourgh, 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, 10y the sagacous Spectator, the sparkling
EXAMINER, the ludicious Athcnpum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and com
! prehensivc Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intcrmiNcd with the
/ Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles Of the Dublin
University New Monthly Frascr's, Tait's Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines and of
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. We do not con-
sider II beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and Wis
dom from Punch; aud, when we think it good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Times
We shall increase our variety by importatons from
thc continent of Europe, and from the growth
OF the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe Asia and
Africa into our ncighborhOods and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers
and politicians, with all parts Of the world so that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
hgcnt American 70 be informed of the conditions
aud changes OF foreign countries. And thi. not
only because of their nearer connection with uur.
selves, but because thc nations 90 be- hasten
ing through rapid proccss of change TO some new
state Of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute OF iorcscc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni.
za'lon, (Which is extending over the whole world
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Tor our sclcctions and in general we shall systcu-
aucally and very fully acquaint readers with
the great department OF foreign affairs without en-
urcly neglectiug our own.
W bile we aspire tomakc the Iiuing des sdcsirablc
10 all who wish TO keep Themselves informed Of the
rapid progress Of the noycmcnt-to statesmen di-
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u bad in taste and vicious in moras in any other
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must be gratiied.
We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaG," by roviding abundsntly for the irnagi
nation, and by large collection Of Biorrapbv
Voyages and Travels, nistory, and more solid mai.
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular
tO
standard Of public taste.
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ecuuon of the work from Judge Story Chaucellor
Kent, DR.. Bothune, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparks.
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Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
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