The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-08
LTTTELL,s LIVING AGE.
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BY E. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TENFIIS work is conducted in the spirit OF Lltella
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public fer twenty years)
but it is twice large, and appears so often wo
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
n greater and more attractive variety, are able so
increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest, as fully to
satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edir~
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticismson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vlVld
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the iudicious Athen@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are lntermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the united
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Ialts, Ans
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and or
ChaInbers's admirable Journal we do not coz
slider it beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis.,
dom from Punch and, when we think 1t good
enough, make use of the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase variety by importatons from
the continent of Europe, andfrom the ne" CROWN
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts of the world; 30 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 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 political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Coloni
cation (Which is extending over the whole worid,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections and in general, we shall SYSTEM
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Liping Agedesirabla
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF tha
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, fl-
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way than by furnishing sufficient supply oil
healthy character. The mentaland inoralappel
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the chaf,' by providing abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection OF biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more SOLID matz
ter we may produce work which shall be popuars
while at the time it Will aspire to raise the
standard ofpublic taste
hy-Letters in commendation of the plan and ex-
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Kent Dr. Bethune, and Messrs Jared Sparks
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