The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-04
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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FENHIS work is conducted in the spirit of LlttelPs
| L Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public Ter twenty years.
but is twice as large, and appears SO Often VIC
not only give spirit and freshness 20 II y many many
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
n greater and more attractive variety, are able SO
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our 1T
erary historical, and political harvest, as fuiiy To
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the EdiE-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black,
wood Is noble critcismson Poetry his keen ponucai
Commentaries highly wrought Tales, and VIVID
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; anu
the contributions to Literature, history ana COM
Examiner, the udicious Athcnnmn, the busy ana
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prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respec,aolc
Christian Observer; these are internixea Win .nc
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University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Init,s' Ans.
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dom from Punch; and, when We tnink i ~ gooo
enough. make use of the thvnder OF Inc llmos.
We shall increase variety by imPortatonsiioni
the continent of Europe, andf the new grown
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neghtorhood, and VIII gfcauy
mutinlv our connexions as merchants, trayeilers,
and politicians with all parts OF thc worid' SO ta,'
much more than ever, ii now becomes every intel
American
and changes of foreign countries And TINS not
only because of their nearer connexlon with our
selves, but because the atoms seem TO DC hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF change, 70 s9ie new
state of things, which the merely pohtlca' ProPho'
cannot compute or foresce. e~o,u;
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Oh Coloni
cation, (Which s extending over the whole WORTH
and Voyages and Travels, will be iayorite lnatter
for our selections and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquuiDt our readers with
he great department of foreign auairs without en-
tirely neglecting our own ah,.
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way than by furnishing sufficient supply Oh
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Voyages and Travels, history and more sond nia'a
ter we may produce work which shall be popular,
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