The republic., 1851-04-11
LITTELL' LIVING AGE.
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Yearly, IN aduGnce, SO.

BYE. LIrrELL AND CO., BOSTON.
NiS work is conducted in the spirit of Littells
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iavorably received by the public for twenty years.
but as 1t is twice as large, and appears ofen VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and moro attractive variety, are able so
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 EdiL
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble cricsmson Poetry, his keen political
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prchcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University New Monthly, Frascr's, Taits, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and of
Chnmbers's admirable Journal. We do not cor ;
sder II beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make use of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importations 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 as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world SO that
much more than ever, 1t now becomes every intel
igent 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 ations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess of change to some new
state of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole word,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglccting our own.
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rapid progress of the inovement-to statesmen, di-
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and men of leisure,-it is still stronger object to
make 1t attractive to their wives and children. We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
md generation, and hope to make the work indis-
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is bad in taste and vicious In morals in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mcntaland moral appetite
must be gratifcd.
We hope, that by 'swinnowing the wheat from
the chaf," by roviding abundantly 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 same time it will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste
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ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethunc, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
W. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
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