The republic., 1851-12-20
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE.
Published epery Saturday, at l2l cents a Nam5eT,
Yearlu, in aduance, So.


BYE LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TENHIS work. is conducted IN the spirit oil Ltteli
l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but it ia twice large and appears so often, wo
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by months delays
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our lit
erary historical and political harvest, fully 10
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Edins
burgh Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble critcismson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and Vvl9
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; ana
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 CONG
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences ol the United
Service and with the best articles OF the Dublin
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims
wortn's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and ol
aider a beneath our dignity borrow wit and wise
dom from Punch; and, when we think IT good
enough make use of the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase variety by importanonsf from
the continent of Europe, andtrom the new growth
| of the British colonies
| The steamship has brought Europe, Asia. and
Africa into our neighborhood' ana VIII greeiasy
multiply our connexions as merchants traVeLcrs'
and politicians with all parts OF the world; SO tha
much more than ever, it now becomes every inter
lipent American to DC lnlOTiltu VI
and changes of foreign countries. Ana TINS not
onlv because Of their nearer connexlon WIN our
selves, but because the Fations seem 70 DC nasten
ing through rapid pr, cess oil s1ne new
state ofthings which the merely Poi'io"iP IA oPhes
cannot compute or foresee- co
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colonl
ration, (Which is extending over the whole world)
and VOYAGES and Travels, will be favorlte matter
for our seections and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers WITH
he great department oiioregn II aiialrs' wlthouten
WI 2,c asnire TO make the Living Ag desirable
TO all who wish to keep themselves informed OF the
ranid progress of the movemcnt-to statesmen, oil
vines LAWYERS, and physicians-to men ol 9oslnesd
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make il attractive to their wives and children we
believe that we can thus do some good IN our day
md generation and hope to make the work 1hals-
go w . . H. -, cverv we'll informed family. we say
ndSpensable because in this day OF chcapllteratpre
il is not possible guard against the Oh what
is bad in taste and vicious IN snnnIy Of
heaItbv character. The mcntaland moralappetite
must be grained Al, :, ,,,h ,o+ Fr,,,
We hope, that by 'wlnnowlng we Wheer .h LII oia r
nst;on and by q large collection oil Biography,
Voyages and Travels, History, and more sola mat
ter, we may produce work whieh shi DC popuiI,,
while at the same time IL "iil aSPii0 w ' VIZ
alta nda rd of public taste
Letters in commendation OF the plan ana ex-
ecyi;on Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune' ana Ra1crort ReSs and Georgs
T;cknor' have been published in former advertise
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