The republic., 1851-04-14
LITTELL' LIVING AGE.
Published suery Saturday, at i2I cents Number
aNd Yearly, IN Sduancs, 86. ,sL %


hl BIT Z. LITrELL AND CO., BOSTON. b.
NHlS work 10 conducted in the spirit Of Lttell'a
y Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which was
but tits twice as large, and appears 80 Often, We
not only give spirit and freshness TO il by many
things which were excluded by q months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
to increase the solid and substantial part Of lit
crary, historical and political harvest fully to
satisfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the EdL
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble criticismson Poetry. bis keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and cem-
mon life, by the sagaciOus Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judlcious AthenHum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehcnsive 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 Dublin
university, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
Chanabers's admirable Journal. We do not cor :.
slider i beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis.
dom from Punch; and, when we think it good
enough, make use Of the thunder Of The TiIncs
We allincrease our variety by importations from
fthe British colonies f"
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborh0od, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; SO that
much more than 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 atons seem to be hasten
state of things, which the merely Political prophet
cannot compute or foresce. .s7.o ie.sa'6e 'e.l4
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be fayorite matter
for selections; and in general we shall system
aticaliy and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
While We aspire tomake the Living Axs desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress Of the movement-to statesmen, di-
vines, lawyers. and physicians-to men Of business
and men Of lcisureit Is still stronger object to
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-
pensablc In every well-informed family We say
Indispensable, because in this day of fchcaplteratufe
It is not possible TO guard against the influx of what
s bad in taste and vicious in morals in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
must be gratiied. ie ig ~ r9 Hs7
We hope, that by sswinnowing the wheat from
the chaff" byI roviding abundantly for the imagi-
Voyages and EsoqS and o sod %st
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the time il Will Inspire to raise the
standard of public taste ane.pb sM 81 swt
0y-Lettcrs in commendation Of tho plan and 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 advertise
ments. 4sf slft7 ise sFf rafif ss4B til. q
PosTAGE.-When sent with cover it il ranked
ns q PAMPHLET, and costs A cents. Without the
cover il comes within the definition ofa newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
| with moro tnan newspaper postage. Tp' gldNR9its
MoNrHLY. PARrs.-for such as prefer it in tha,
form, the Living age 10 put up in monthly parts
4 containing four or five weekly numbers. In thil
shape il shows to great advantage in comparison
the matter of any OF. the quarterlies. But we re-
commend the weekly numbers as fresher and fulle
4 oflifc. ~ .s
The VOLUMES are published quarterly Each o
them is equal TO THREE ordinary octayos.
| Orders should be addressed directly to tho pub
| lishers, E. ILFrELL & CO., Boston.
1 Aug. ~ ~ a.