The republic., 1851-02-18
LxTTELL' LIVING AGE.
Publishsd ersry Saturday, at I2I cent? a Num5sy,
Yearly, in ddrqncc A6.

BIZ z. LIrTELL AND co., Bosros.
gTNHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littelps
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public fer twenty years)
but il ia twice as large. and appears SO ofen wc
not only gye spirit and freshness TO !; by
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
q greater and more attractive variety, are able
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
crary, historical, and political harvcst, fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edir.
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 iudicious Athenmum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and
prehcnsive 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, Taits. Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines and Of
Chamberss admirable Journal. We do not coz
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when We think il good
enough, make of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by yimportationsfrom
the continent OF Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe. Asin, and
Africa into ncighborhOod, and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the word that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
solves but because tho atoms seem to be hasten
Ang through rapid pr sess Of change, to somensw
state OF things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or forcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world, }
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our sclcctions and in general, shall system
| atically and very fully acquaint readers with
he great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
| While we aspire tomake the Living Agedesirahle
to all who wish to keep themselves informed Of tho
rapid progress Of the movcment-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physicians--to of business
and men Of lcisure,t is still stronger object to
make it attractive to their wives and children. We
believe that we thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
pensablc in every well Informed family. We say
Indispensable because in this day Of
it not possible to guard against the influx Of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply Of
healthy character. The mentaland moral appetite
must be gratifcd.
the chaf," by royiding abundantly for the imagi.
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history; and more solid INST
while at the same time it Will aspire to raise tho
standard Of public taste
Ou-Letters in commendation of the plan and ex.
ecution Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bcthunc, and Messrs. Jared sparks
w. II. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor. have been published in former advertise.
mcnts.
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cover it comes within the definition ofa newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more than newspaper postage. ~,
MONTHLY PARrs.-For such as prefer il In that
form, the Living age is put up in monthly parts.
containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
| shape it shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH PARr double
the matter Of any Of the quartcrlics. But we re-
commend the weekly numbers as frcsher and fuller
| oflife.
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