The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-29
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
Published eUery Saturday, at l24 cents a Number,
Yearly, in ddpance, SO.
BY E. LITTELI. AND CO., BOSTON.

BYE. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
EENHIS work is conducted in the spiritof Littell's
l. Museum of Foreign Literature (Which wos
favoraby received by the public for twenty years. }
but it is twice large and appears 90 often, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to i by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 50
to 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 Edin-
burgh Quarterly, and ether Reviews; and Black
wood 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 Athcneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and cong
prchcnsiyc Britannia, the sober ana respectable
Christian Observer; thcse arc intermixed with the
Military and Naval "Reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles Of the Dublin
University New Monthly, Frascr's, Tait's, Aims
worth's Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and %
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not con.
slider it beneath our dignity to borrow wt and Wis.
dom from Punch; and, when we think II good
enough, make use of the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase our variety by iInportatlonslrom
the continent of Europe, andtrom the new growth
ofthe British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our noghborhood, and Will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts OF the world so ha
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
lgcnt American to he informed Of the conditions
aud changes of fo~eign countries. And thus not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
selves, but because the raNons seem to be hasten
ing through a rapid pr <css of ofchange TO some new
state of things, which the merely pohtlcaI proPhe
cannot compute or foresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colom
zation (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavorlte matter
for our Selections; and in general, shall System
aticaly and very fully acqualnt our readers wlth
he great department of foreign affairs, without en-
tircly neglccting our own - ~
While we aspire 10 make the LlUtng Agedeslrable
TO all who wish to keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress of the movement--to statesmen, di
vines lawyers, and physicl ans-to men OF buslne5e
and men Of eisurc,-it IL still stronger OBJECT to
make il 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 worR lndls-
ncnsable in every wcl-intormed family we say
irdSocusnbIe because in this day OF ichCapterature
II Is not possible to guard against the influx OF what
is bad in taste and vicious IN morals, In any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply OF
healthy character. The mcntalahd moral apPet4e
must be gratificd.
we hope, that by s'winnowing the wheat from
the chan" by providing abundantly Tor the lmagl-
nation, and by a large collection OF Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history ana more soLid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time il wlll aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste
OJ-Lctters in commentator OF the plan ana e1
ecuIion of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent DR.. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w. H. Prescott George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in forneradvertise
mcnts.
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given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
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form. the Living agc is put up in monthly parts,
containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
shape it shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing III EACH PART double
the matter of any of the quarterlies. But we re-
commend the weekly numbcrsasfroshera and fuller
ofife.
The voLuaEs arc published quarterly. Eachoi
them is equal TO THREE ordinary octavos.
Ordcrs should be addressed directly to tho pub
lishers, b. LII Ihl4L " CO'' boSVoh'
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