The republic., 1851-10-27
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
'ubIished eoery Saturday, at IL cents a Number ),
Yearly, in aduance, So.


BY E. LIrTELL AMI, CO., BOSTON.
TyNHIS work s conducted in the spirit of LittelPs
H. Museum Of Foreign Literature, (whlch WIS
favorably received by the public fer twenty years,)
but as ii is twice large and appears 80 often, we
not only give spirit ard freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gather1lng
a greater and more attractive variety, are able 80
increase the solid and substantial oil our l-
erary, historical, and political harycst as iuiy 70
satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdIL-
burgh, Quarterly, and other. Reviews; and Black
woods noble critcismson Poetry his keen poiitlcas
Commentaries, highly wrought tales, and vlvla
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenroni, the Dusy enc
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prehensivc Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are iHterinixcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences oi nc nnlted
Uuiver2ty New Monthly Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth o. floods, and Sporting Magazines, and os
Chambers's admirable Journal, we do not cor.
dom iy-han we think it good
enough, make use of the thunder OF The Times,
we shall increase variety by iinPoftatlonsIrof
the continent Of Europe, and from the new growth
| of the British colonies. 80 :,
The steamship has Drough. Europe, asa, Is.i anu
multiply our come xions merchants, travellers
and politicians, with all parts OF tbe world; SO that
much more than ever II now DeSo,lel ~ i,;.o,
igent American to be informed OF the conditions
and changes of fo~cign countries Ana snis hot
only because Of their nearer connexion Win our
selves but because the ltions seem to be hasten
iro tbronob rapid pr 1ess of change,to to some new
state uf things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute foresee. - 4.
Ccopraphical Discoveries, the progress OF Coioni
zotion (Which is extending over the whole WORLDLY
and VOYAGES and Travels, Will he iavorite matter
for our selections; and in general, we snail system
atically and very fully acqualnt our
he great department oil foreign aHairs "i'no'' o1'
| tirety uopleCtlng our own
While I'VE aspire to make the Lining Ag edesirablo
to all who wish TO keep themselves informed OF INC
rapid progress of the nrovement--to statesmen, oi
vines LAWYERS and physicians--to men OF business
and men Of lesurc,-ii is still stronger OBJECT te
make it attractive to their wfYes ana cnfidreh.
believe that we can thus do some good IN our day
and generation, and hope to make the work mas
pensabIe in every well informed family. we say
indispensable, because in tins day OF cheap %
II Is not possible TO qua I'd against the influx OF what
is bad in taste and Vicious in morals, In any otner
way than by furnishing sufficient supply OF a
healthy character. The mcntalana moraiapPe'i'o
I We hone. that by sswinnowing the whcatf from
the chaff" by providing abundantly for the irnagi-
nation, and by large collection Oh DioY9rdapay' o9d @
ter we may produce u work which shall be popular, T,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste
ccution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Messrs- Jared sParkst
W. ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor have been published in former advertise
ments. . , /,
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as a pAMpnLE EFT, and costs A cents. without the
cover il comes within the definition OF newspaper
eiyen in the law, and cannot legally be charged
| with more than newspaper postage ,
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containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
shape it shows to great advantage In comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH PnRT ART double
the matter Of any of the quartcrlies. But we re-
| commend the weekly numbersasfreshera and fuller
oflife.
The VOLUMES are published quarterly. Eachof
them ia equal to THREE ordinary octavos-
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