The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-09
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BY E. LITTELL AND co., BOSTON
WIS works. conducted in the spirit of Littelra
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
avorably received by the public for twenty years.
but as it is twice as large, and appears so often VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things Which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
oincrease the solid and substantial part of our lit.
erary, historical, and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the EdiE.
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black.
woods 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 hesagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the iudicious Athennum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intefmixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth {, Hoods and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not cor.
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis.
dom from Punch; and, whom we think it good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by mportationsfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
ofthe 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 word 80 that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of forcgn countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexion with our
selves, but because the atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess of change, to some new
state ofthings which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF fColoni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world y
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 M m n N thpt,t
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Liuing Agedesirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the moycment-to statesmen, d
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and of leisurc,-it is still stronger object to
make it attractive to their wives and caildrcn. We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
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way than by furnishing suthcient supply of
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the chaff' by providing 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
Ds-Letters in commendation of the plan and e1
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
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w. Ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
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