The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-17
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY E. LITrELL AND CO., BOSTON.
FEyIS work is conducted in the spirit of Lttell's
a Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years,)
but it is twice large, and appears so often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to It by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary historical, and political harvest, as 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 critcismson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
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prchcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles OF the Duphn
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Ans
worth p, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal We do not COR
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and WIS.,
dom from Punch; and, when we think II gooa
enough, make of the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importatonsfrom
the continent of Europe, andfrom the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neghborhood, and VIII greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts OF the world; so that,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
llUGnt American to be informed Oh the CoHultloHR
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexion With ours
selves, but because the atoms seem 10 be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF change, to some new
state ofthings which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee. ~ 49,
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colonl
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selcctons and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department offoreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the LiUing Agedesirablc
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress of the movement--to statesmen, dl
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men OF business
and men of leisure it is still stronger object to
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way than by furnishing a sufficient supply OF a
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must be gratihcd.
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the cha'' by providing abundantly Tor the llnagl-
nation and by a large collection of Biography
Voyages and Travels, history, and more sohd mat
ter We may produce a work which shall be popular,
while at the time 1t VIII aspire 10 raise the
standard of public taste
SSf-Ietters in oomInendation of the plan and ex-
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and messrs. Jared SPARKS Plea.
w Ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Tcknor, have been published IN former adVeruse-
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