The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-02
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
Published eeery Saturday. at II. cents Number,
Yearly, in dduunce, SO

Published eeery Saturday, at l24 cents a Number,
Yearly, in aduunce, SO.
By L. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON
TTNHIS work Is conducted in the spirit of LitteI's
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which WIS
iavorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as il Ia twice as large, and appears often
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able so
toincrcasc the solid and substantial part of lit
erary, historical and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants tho 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 vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and cora
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and com
prehensiye Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these arc intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frasers, Tait's, Aims
worth 2, 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, when we think it good
enough, make use of the thunder of The TiInes.
We snail increase ogr variety by ortatnn$from
the continent of Europe, andfr the new growth
of the 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 world; that
much more than ever, II 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 atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr Jess of change, to some new
state of things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
zation (Which is extending over the whole world
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
Il, and in hall
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of fforeig affairs without
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire to make the LiUing dig edesrable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the novemcnt-to statesmen, di
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and men of eisure,-lt is still stronger object to
make it attractive to their wives and children. We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to malna the work indis-
pensable in every well-intormed family. We say
Indispensable because in this day of pterature
is not possible guard against the influx of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mentaland moral appetite
must be gratifed.
We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheat from
the chaff,' by providing abundantly for the magi-
nation, and by large collection of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, History and more solid mat
ter, we ma produce work which shall be popular
while at the same time it will aspire to raise tbs
standard of public taste
{HT-IetIGrB In VI pldn ana eX
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent DR.. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w II. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
ments.
PosTAeE.-W When sent with cover it is ranke1
as pAmRHLET, and costs 4 cents. Without the
cover it comes within the definition of newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more tnan newspaper postage.
MoNTHLv PARTs.-For such as prefer il in that
form, the Living age is put up in monthly parts,
containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
shape it shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH FART double
the matter of any of the quarteries. But
commend the weekly numbcrsasfreshcra and fuller
oflife
The VOLUMES are published quarterly. Eachoi
them is equal to THREE ordinary octavos.
Orders should be addressed directly to the pub
fishers, E. LTrrELL s. CO., Boston.
Aug -