The republic., 1851-03-19
LIrrELL' LIVING AGE.
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BIZ Z. LIrrELL AND CO., BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littell's
| Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty yean,)
but as it is twice as large, and appears 50 often, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to It by many
| things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope. and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
crary historical, and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the EdiE
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
ai highiv Wrought Tales I and vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History and COM
mon lifc by the sagacous Spectator, tho sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenmum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the scnsiblc and COM
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intcrmixed 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
Chamberss admirable Journal. We do not cor
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think it good
enough, make of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by imPortations 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 the world that,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
igent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because Of their nearer connexion with our
selves, but because the rltions seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF changs, to some new
state of things, which the merely political prophet
| cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our sclectons and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
tircly neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomakc the Living Agedcsirablc
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the inovement-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and men Of lcisure,-it ia still stronger object TO
make it attractive to their wives and children We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
Pensable in every well-informed family. We say
Indispensable because in this day of cheap literature
it is not possible to guard against theinfux of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mentaland moral appetite
must be gratfed.
We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaff," by providing abundantly for the imag-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and travels, History, and more sold mat
ter, may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste
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ecution of the work from Judge Story. Chancellor
J Kent, DR.. Bcthune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
w. II. Prescott, George bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
ments.
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