The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-20
LTTTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY E. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON
TEyHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Litteiis
| Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public fer twenty ycars,)
but it is twice as large and appears so often, we
not only rive spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gatheIinB
greater and more attractive variety, are apie so
toincrease the solid and substantial part OF our ut
erary, historical, and political harvest, az iully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the EdiLs
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; ana a, Daok
wood noble crificisnson Poetry, his keen Politicai
Commentaries highly wrought Tales, and vlvld
description of rural and mountain scenery M ana
the contributions to Literature, History, and conn
mon life by the sagacious Spectator, the Sparkling
Examiner, the iudicious Athen@um. the busy ana
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prchensve Britannia, the sober and respec'uappie
Christian Observer; these are lnterihxeu WIN ~if:o
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the united
Service and with the best articles OF the DuDhh
University New Monthly, Fraser's, lalts' AIMS
worth Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, ana %
| ChambCrs's admirable Journal. we DO not cor .
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wat ana wls,
dom from Punchj and. when we tnnK IL gooo
enough, make use Of the thunder OF Inc linics.
We shall increase variety by lmportationsiro
the continent of Europe, andfrom the new CROWN
| OF the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe. Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and viii greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts oil the woriu SO tas
much more than ever 1t now becomes every intei-
igcnt American to be lnloriueu Ol ilie Coilui'olo
and changes of foreign countries. And tins not
only because of their nearer connexion with our"
selves, but because the atoms seem TO DC hasten
ing through rapid pr cess ot Shange, 70 s0ine new
state of things, which the merely Poitoai ptoPne'
cannot compute or iorcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress oi coioni
zaton (Which is extending over the whoie wofld,J
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavorte matter
for our selections; and in general, we shall system
aticaly and very fully acqualnt our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, wlthouten-
| tircy neglecting our own. =,
to all who wish 20 keep Themselves informed oi INC
rapid progress Of the moyemcnt-to statestnen, di
vines, lawyers, and physioianS-to men oi
! make it attractive to their wives and cnldren we
believe that we thus do some good IN our cay
and generation, and hope to make the WORK tnols-
| pensable in every well-intormed iaHhly' HcHey
because in this day OF cheap tcrature
it is not possible guard against thelnux OF wii.
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, In any otner
| way than by furnishing sufficient supply Oh
healthy character The mentalandmo appeu'e
must be gratified
! We hope, that by ffwinnowing the wheatlroin
the chaff" by royiding abpndantly or u;S tns rlr
| nation and by large collection OF Biography
Voyages and Travels, riistory and more soiid maj
ter y. NAV produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time il Will aspire to raise tho
0rs-Ietters in commcndaton of the plan and eI-
ecution of the work from Judge Story, ChahceuoI
| Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Mcssrs. Jared SPeiAs
| w. H. Prescott, George oaiiN' 49, go ' r-.:S~
Ticknor have been published in former adverVse-
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! given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
| with more tnan newspaper postage,
| MorrHLY PARTs.-For such as prefer 1T In that
| FORM the Living age n 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 IN EACH PART double
the matter of any of the quartcrlcs, But We re-
oflife. a.,
Tho VOLUMES are published quarterly Eachoi
| them is equal to THREE ordinary octavos.
| Orders should be addressed directly 70 tho puU"
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