The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-19
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY Y. LITTELL AND Co., BOSTON -
THIS work is conducted in the spirit OF Littelrs
H. Museum of Foreign Literature, (whlon w'S
favorably received by the public for twenty years,)
but it is twice large, and appears 80 oi'en, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to II Dy many
things which were excluded by mon,ns = uelay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gatherihg
a greater and more attractive variety, are able 80
increase the solid and substantial part oil our NJ
erary historical, and political harvest, as Auy 70
satisfy the wants of the American reader. iis-
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Eolns
burgh, Quarterly, and other Revtewsi ana pihckT
wood noble critcismson Poetry, his Keen poiicai
Commentaries highly wrought Tales, and VIVA
desc criptions of rural and mountain scenery and
the contributions 10 Literature HISTORY, ana conn
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the spa SING
Examiner the iudicous Athen9um, the busy ana
industrious Literary Gazette, the sens lDie ana
prchonsive Britannia, the sober and respeotta@pie PIE
Christian Observer; these are lntermixea WIN .He
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the Onlteo
Service and with the beat articles OF the Duphn
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Iaits, hins-
worth p Hoods, and Sporting magazines, anu %
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. we 90 not COT
alder il beneath our dignity to borrow wit and WIS.
dom from Punch; and, when we tnhmK ~ gooo
enough, make use of the thunder Oh ing LEios'
We shall increase variety by lnportaiionsIronl
the continent of Europe, andtrom inc ne" grown
ofthc British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neigiIborhood, and VIII greatly
rnultplv our come xons as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts oil the world; SO tha
much more than ever, IT now becomes every intei-
and CHANGES of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexlon win our
selves but because thcr 1tions seem to De hasten-
ing through rapid pr cess oil change 70 SOME new
atafe Of bfnrs which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee ~,
Geopraphical Discoveries, the progress OF Colonl-
zation (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavorite matter
for our selections; and in gencral, we snali sysei
atically and very fully acquaint our readers wilh
he great department otforelg n ahairS' "i'io''e en
.t,r,,r ntrrp pyyn
While we aspire tomake the Liring Agedesirabio
to all who wish keep Themselves informed oil tne
rapid progress of the movemcnt-'o stateshien, ai
vines lawyers, and hysicians--to men OF business
and men of eisure,it Is still stronger opJect 10
make il attractive to their wives and children, we
believe that we can thus do some g9oo IN our J:y
and generation, and hope to make the work lnuis-
pensa BILE in every well Informed family. we say
INDISPENSABLE becuuse in this day OF cheap literature
it is possible TO guard against the innux Oh whal
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, In any other
way than by furnishing sulhcIent supply OF
healthy character. The mentaland moral appetite
must be gratihed.
the chaff" by roviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection oil biograPhy,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more sold mat.
ter We may produce work which shall be popular
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste
hy-Letters in commentator Oh the plan ana ex-
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent Dr. Bethune, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparks,
w. H. Prescott George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published IN former auVeruse'
ments.
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as a PAMPHLET, and costs Al cents Without the
cover il comes within the definition OF newspaper
oiyen in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more than newspaper postage
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with other works, containing IN EACH PART double
the matter of any of the quarterles. But we re-
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ofife.
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