The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-02
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY e. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TENHIS work is conducted in the spirit OF LlttelFs
l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years
but twice large, and appears SO often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded py a month aeiay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, arc able so
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our lt
erary, historical, and political harvest, as fuiy 10
satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elabo ate and stately Essays OF the Edirs
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticisms 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 Athen@um, the busy ana
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermlxed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the Oniteu
Service and with the best articles OF the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, AIMS
worth e, Hoods, and Sporting Magazlnes, ana OF
Chambers's admirable Journal. we do not con-
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dom from Punch; and, when we think It good
enough, make use of the thunder oil Inc llmee.
We shall increase variety by yimportationsf 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
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
ligent American TO be informed OF the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. AND TINS not
only because of their nearer connexlon with our
selves but because the ri ltons seem to be hasten
ing through rapid prc of change, to some new
state ofthings, which the merely pohtical prophet
cannot compute or foresee. -
Geopranhical Discoveries, the progress oil Colonl
cation (Which is extending over the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully ac9uaint our readers with
he great department oil lorelgn anairs, Witnous en-
tirey neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Lining Agedesirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF tho
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, dl-
vines lawyers, and physcians-to men of business
and men of eisure,-7it is still stronger object tn
make it attractive to their wives and children. we
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and generation, and hope to make the work lndls-
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is bad in taste and vicious In morais In any otner
! way than by furnishing sufficient supply OF
healthy character. The mentalandm moral appetite
| must be gratihed
We hope, that by wpnowlng lRe whear aaonl ol
nation and by large collection OF Biography,
4 Voyages and Travels history, and more soiid matl
/ ter we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time III Will aspire W raiSe 'uo
/ standard of public taste
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