The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-19
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
Published epery Saturday, at II cents Number,
Yearly, in ddrGnce, So.


BYE. LITTELL AND CO, BOSTON.
THIS work is conducted In the spirit OF LittelIs
4 Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but il is twice large, and appears often, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
tsings which we're excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 40
toincrease the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest as fully 70
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin,
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Blsck-
wood noble crticsmson 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 Spectator the sparkling
Examiner the iudicious AthenGum, the busy and
indugtrious Literary Gazette the sensible and com;
prchcnsvc Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with tho
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the Urltcd
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frascr's, Taits, Aims
wur.h'e, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and of
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not corr
slider il beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when We think II good
enough, make use of the thunder OF The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importauonsirom
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 world; go that
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
ligCnt American TO be informed OF the COnultiohs
and changes Of foreign countries. And tins not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
selves but because tho r1tions seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF change 20 some new
state ofthings which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or forcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF fColoni
cation, (Which il extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavorite matter
for our selectons and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign Affairs, without en-
4arglry NO, Loot ~ Qtlr
While we aspire tomake the Living Agederirsblc
10 all who wish to keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress Of the movcment-to Statesmen, oil
vines lawyers, and physicians-to mon OF business
and men of eisurc,it is stlll stronger oulectt 70
ma ke il attractive to their wives and children we
believe that we can thus do some good IN our cay
nnJ rrcperotion and hope TO make the work indis-
pensablc in every wcll-informed family VIC say
nds sDenscbe. because in this day OF chcap
II not possible to guard gainst the lnnun %
is bad in taste and vicious in morals IN any othor
way than by furnishing suihcient supply OF
healthy character The mcntniand moral apPetIte
must be gratihod. L.r.,
the cbaff,, by rovfdng abundautyfo for the imagi-
nation and by a large collection OF biography,
Voyages and Travcls history, ana more sollu ii.'
ter We may produce work which shali bc popnlar'
while at the same time it VIII aspire 70 ralee ire
standard OF public taste
g-,-Iettcrs in cominendation Of the plan and er.
ecution of the work from Judge story, chancellor
Kent DR. Bethunc, and Mcssrs. Jared sparks,
w H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Tcl,nor, have been published in iormeraoVortise
ments. .,,
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covcr II comcs within the definition OF newspaper
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containing four or five weekly numecrs. In this
shane il shows to great advantagcln IN comparison
with other works, containing ~ EACH rnRr double
tbe matter Of any Of the quartcrlics. But we re-
,fS,I ne ,.,ek Iv mum bersa sfrcshcT nd fuller
oflife. ~,
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thc,, il co,,aI TO TpgEF ordinary octavo8.
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