The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-29
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE,
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BY e. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
FTNHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littells
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iavorably received by the public for twenty ycars)
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
q greater and more attractive variety, are able
to increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest fully to
satisfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin-
burgh Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black.
woods noble critcismson 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 by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner the judcious Athen9um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensi lie and com
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Christian Observer; these intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the UnNed
Service and with the best articles of the Dublin
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal. we do not cor
slider beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis,
dom from Punch; and, when we thlnk IT. good
enough make use of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent of Europe, andfrom 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 worlds so that,
II,
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
selves, but because the atoms seem To be hasten
inp through rapid pr cess Of fchange, to some new
statc of things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foreSee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress ofColoni-
zation (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and VOYAGES and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our seections and in general we shall lsystcm-
atically and very fully acqualnt our readers with
he great department of forelgn alalrs' without en-
tirely ncglecting our own
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ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
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