The republic., 1851-12-18
LTTTELI.'S LIVING AGE.
Published erery Saturday, at l2l cents Number,
Yearly, in ddpdpce, SO.
By E. LITTgLL AND CO., BOSTON

h
rINIS work is conducted in the spirit of LittelPs
| l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but it is twice large, and appears so oten VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to il 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 liz
erary historical, and political harvest, as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdiLs
burgh. Quarterly. and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble crticismson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain sceneryj and
the contributions to Literature History, and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athcn@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and come
prehensiye Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intcrmixed with tho
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles OF the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser 8, rats, AIMS
wor tn 6, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chalnbers's admirable Journal. We do not co.'s
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and WIS.
dom from Punch; and, when we think 1t good
enough make use of the thunder oil The I1mess
We shall increase our variety by yimportatlonsfrom
the continent of Europe, andfrom the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our ncighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts OF the world; that,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed OF the conditions
and changes of foreign couhtrles And TINS not
only because of their nearer connexlon with our.
selves but because the atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr sess Of change to some new
state things, which tho merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee
(,eogranhicaI Discoveries, the progress ofColoni-
zation (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and VOYAGES and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; ana IN genera we .';.
he great department OF foreign affairs without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire to make the LiUing 4ag edeslrable
to ali who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement--to statesmen, oil
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men OF business
and men of leisure-it Is sun str9hge5 oDJect 70
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work lndls-
pensable in every well-iniormea ianilny, we say
Indispensable because IN this day OF cheapl
IL il not possible guard against theniux OF what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals in any other
way than by furnishing suihcient supply OF.
healthy character Inc emehVaiaiiu hioi" apP'e-'e
must be gratihed.
we hope, that by ''winnowing the wheatfrom
the chat" byfroviding abundantly Tor the imagi-
nation and BY large collection OF Biography,
Nova yes and Travels History, and more solid mat
ter. we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it viii aspire to raise the
standard of public taste
ecHtion of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent Dr. Bcthune, and Messrs Jared Sparks,
w. H. Prescott, George bancr9ll, anu ueoige
Ticknor, have been puolsheu IN oFHeI aoferuSe
ments. -,
ns a pAMpBLEr, and costs a. ccnts. Without the
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given in the law and cannot legally be charged
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