The republic., 1851-12-15
LrrTELL's LIVING AGE.
Published eUery Saturday, al I24 ceIts NaV5eT {,
Yearly, in aduance, So.
BYE LlrrELL AND CO., BOSTON

BY E. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
T5NIlIS work is conducted in the spirit OF ttelTs
! 4 Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but il is twice as large, and appears SO often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to 1t by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
crary historical and political harvest, as FULLY to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin.
burrh Quarterly and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble criticisnson 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 Athen@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and coma
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are lntermlxed with the
Military and Naval "Reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles OF the Duolln
| University New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims
| worth'c, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines and OF
| Chamberss admirable Journal. VIZ 90 not cor-
slider il beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis.
dom from Punch; and, when we think 1t good
| enough make of the thunder OIL Inc Ilnesa
We shall increase our variety by ylmportatlonsirom
| the continent of Europe, andtrom the new growth
OF the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and VIII greatly
multiply our come xons merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts OF the World SO that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
lgcut American to De lnlOrllcu Vi tHS
and changes of fo~eign countries And this not
only because of their nearer connexlon 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 poIltcal prophet
cannot compute or foresee- c.
cation, (Which is extending over the whole worIa)
and Voyages and Travels, will be tavorlte matter
for our selections; and in general, we
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department oflorelg analrs' without on
tirely neglecting our own.
While I've aapire TO make tho Lining dgedesirable
to all who wish keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, ai
vines LAWYERS, and physiclans-to men OF business
and men of leisure lit is still stronger object TO
make il attractive to their wives ana chlidren We
believe that we can thus do some good IN our Gay
and generation, and hope to make the work lndls-
pensable in every well Uniformed family. we say
Indispensable because in this day OF
is not possible guardagainst OF what
is bad in taste and vicious in Morals In any other
v,o v than by furnishing sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mentaland dmoralappeute
must be gratihed.
the chafY" by providing abundantiy for The inagi-
nation, and by large collection OF Biography,
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shali pe popular,
while at the same time 1t VIII aspire 90 raise the
standard of public taste
IrE-Letters in commendation OF the plan and ex.
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chanceiior
Kont Dr. Bcthunc, and Mcssrs Jared Sparks,
w H. Prescott George Bancroft, and George
Tcknor have been published in formeradvertiso
ments. 80
PosrAeE-When sent with a cover II IS ranked
ms n PAMPHLET and costs d cents. without the
o,cr n comes within the definition Of newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more tnnn newspaper postage
MoNTHLY PARTs.-For such as prefer ~ IN that
form the Living age is put up in monthly partss
containing four or five weekly numbers. In thie
shape it shows to great advantage IN comparison
with other works. containing IN EAcHPART double
the matter of any of the quarterlles. But we re-
commend the weekly numbers rsasffesher and inller
oflifc.
The VOLUMES are published quarterly Eaehof
them is equal 10 THREE ordinary octayos.
0rdors sbouId be addressed directly to the pub
lishors' E. LITrELL CO., Boston.
Aur d