The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-28
LITTELL' LIVING AGE.
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THIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littell's
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iayorably received by the public for twenty years)
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
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
erary, historical, and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the EdiL
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 life, by the sagacious Spes the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athenmum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
p!ehcnsivc Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Iait's, Aims
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not cor
slider it beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make useo of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies. ll st
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 world; 80 that
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexion with our
selves, but because the rations scenfto be hasten
ing through rapid pr less of change, to some
state of things which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresce.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni
zation, (Which is extending over the whole world, }
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department Of foreign affairs, without
| While we aspire tomake the Liping Agedesirablc
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
! rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
and men Of leiaure,-it 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-
pensable in every well Informed family. We say
ndspensabe because in this day of cheap literature
it is not possible to guard against the influx of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
healthy character. The mentaland moral appctite
must be gratificd.
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e for the m
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter. we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it will aspire to raise the
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i w. II. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise
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