The republic., 1851-04-10
LIrTELL' LIVING AGE.
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ISlilS work Is conducted in the spirit of Littell'a
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
fayorably received by the public fer twenty years
but as il is twice large, and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness TO ii by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
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 lit
crary, historical and political harvest, as fully
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edir
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticismson 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 Athcnmum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and
prehensive 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, Frascr's, Tnit's, AIMS
worthir, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and oi
Chambers's admirable Journal We do not cor
slider i 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 importatons 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 merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that,
inuCn more tnau ever IL now becomes every INTEL
ligent 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 rations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess of change, to some
state of things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
zation, (Which is extending over the whole world }
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
aticaliy and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Living Agedesirabl<
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement--to statesmen, di
and men Of leisurc,-f is still stronger object ts
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
indspensabe because in this day of literature
is not possible to guard against the influx of wha
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 gratified
| We hope, that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chaff," BY roviding abundanty for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
| ter, we may produce work which shall be popular
while at the time it will aspire to raise tn,
standard of public taste
0y-Letters in commendation of the plan and ex
| ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
| Kent, DR.. Bcthune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
| w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and Georg,
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
| ments.
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cover il comes within the definition off newspaper
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