The republic., 1851-03-17
sit LITTELL' LIVING AGE.
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THIS work il conducted in the spirit Of Littells
favorably received by the public for twenty years.
but ~ il - twice large, and appears otep VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
greater and moro attractive variety, are able so
toincrease the solid and substantial part Of lit
erary, historical and political harvest, az fully to
satisfy tho wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the EdiE
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticismson Poetry his keen political
descriptions Of rural and mountain sccncry; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious AthcnGum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehensivc britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intermixcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, Now Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth's, hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chnmbers's admirable Journal. We do not cnn-
slider It beneath our dignity to borrow wit and Wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make Of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
and politicians, with all parts of the world 80 that.
much more than ever, it 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 connexion with our
selves, but because the r1tions seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr of change, TO some new
state ofthngs, which the merely political prophet
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole WORLDLY
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, without
tirely neglecting our own.
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to all who wish to keep themselves informed Of the
| rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
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and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
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the chaf," by rroviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by a large collection of biography,
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
standard ofpublic taste
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