The republic., 1851-02-15
LITTELL' LIvIN0 AGE.
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THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Littclls
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public fer twenty ycars)
but it ia twice large. and appears so often
not only give spirit and freshness to 1t by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
q greater and more attractive variety, are able 40
to increase the solid 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 of the EdiI.
burgh, Quarterly. and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble crticismson Poetry. his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales. and vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions To Literature History. and COM
mon ife hy the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious At(cnnum the busy and
Industrious Literary Gazete, the sensible and com
prchensive Britannia. the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits. Aims
vorth's, 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 Of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importatonsfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia. and
Africa into our ncighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts ofthe world that,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
hgcnt American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexon with our
selvcs, but because the 1tons seem to be hasten
Ing through rapid pr cess of change, to some new
ttatc Of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or forcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be fnvorite matter
for our selections; and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department Of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely ncglecting our own.
While aspire tomakc the Living Agedesirablo
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
| rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
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and men Of leisure 1t 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 make the work indis-
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is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply OF a
healthy character. The mcntaland moral appetite
must be gratifed
We hope, that by sswinnowing the wheat from
the chaf1," byI roviding abundanty for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection Of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history. and more solid mat
ter, may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise tho
standard of public taste
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w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
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