The republic., 1851-11-03
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE.
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by e. LITrELL AND CO., BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted in the spirit OF Littels
| Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but it is twice as large, and appears so often we
not only give spirit and freshness 70 tpy many
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
increase the solii and substantial part OF our lit
erary historical and political harvest, as fully TO
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays oil the Edlh-
burgh, Quarterly, and othsr Reviews; ana Biack,
wood s noble crticsson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions TO Literature history ana coni-
life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the iudicous Athennurn, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensiblcand cona
prchcnsiye Britannia, the sober ann resPecttapie
Christian Observer; these are interinixen with IRE
slee MRev and and m hesh the Bes the Bn
| University New Monthly, Frascr's, Tait's, Aims
worthia Hoods and Sporting Magazincs, and Of
! ChaInbers's admirable Journal. we DO not cor
sder il beneath dignity to borrow wit and WIS
| dom from Punch; and, whcn we teinS nn ~ gooo
| enough make use OF the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase our variety by ylmportationsirom
the continent of Europe, andirom the new grown
of the British colonies A5e
Africa into our nei ghborhood, and Will greatly
multiply connexions as merGhalts, iftVeiiers'
and politicians, with all parts oi the wQro so tna,'
much mere than ever, ii now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed OF the condltlons
and changes of foreign countries. And TINS nov
only because of their nearer conhexion Win our
selves but because tho ltiops seem to be hasten
in q through rapid pr cess OF change, To some new
state ofthings which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresec. !,
Gcographical Discoveries, the prog gress OF Colonia
cation which is extending over the whole WORLDLY
and Voyages and Travels, Will be iavorlte matter
for our scections and in general, we sht system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department OF foreign affairs withoutcn.
tlrcly neglccting our own. ,f.r,
While we aspire to ma Ike the Lioing dSedesirabo
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF tne
rapid progress Of the inoycment--!o statesmen dig
yines l,vyyers and physicians-to men oil ptisiness
and men of lcisurc-it is still stronger OBJECT 10
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believe that can thus do some good IN our aay
and generation and hope to make the work lnols-
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il bad in taste and viciousin morals, IN any otner
way than by furnishing sufficient supply Oh & q
healthy character The mentaiaho NOR oi dPpe'''0
must be gratifed
We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheat from
tho chaf," by roviding abundantiy for the imagl-
nation, and by large collection OF Biography,
Voyages md Travels, history, and more soma mat
ter we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the SAME time it Will aspire to raise tho
standard of public taste
Gx.Letters IN coinmendaton of the plan and e1-
ecHtion Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent Dr. Bethune, and Mes5rs. Jared SPARKS
w il. Prescott George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published IN loilher "u'eriae
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