The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-12
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
Pubiishedepery Saturday, at IL, CENTS a Number
Yearly, in adcdnce SO

fsdrfy an 0dcdnce, 30.
BYE LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
INH1S work is conducted in the spirit Of Littclls
l. Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years y
but as 1t is twice as large and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness to il by many
| things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, arc able 20
to increase the solid and substantial pa ri of our
crary historical, and political harvest as fully tc
satisfy the wants ofthc American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Edin
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood 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 life, by the sagacious Spccia the SPARKLING
Examiner the judicious Athcnrum, the busy a nd
ipdustrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
Christian Observer; these are intcrmxcd with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's Ains-
worth O. Hoods and Sporting Magazines and OF
Chambers's admirable Journal. VIC do not cor
slider il beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think il good
enough. make of the thunder of The Times,
We shall increase variety by importationsfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
ofthe 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 that,
much more than ever, IL now becomes every intel
lilrcnt American to be informed of the conditions
and changes Of foreign countries. And thi. not
only because of their nearer conncnion with our
selves but because the nations seem TO he hasten
ing through rapid process of change, to some new
state things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or forcscc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress o fColoni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world
and Voyages and Travels, Will be favoritc matter
for our selections; and in general shall llsyscin-
atically and very fully acquant our readers with
he great department OF foreign affairs without en-
tirely neglecting our own.
While we aspire to omakcth Lipiug AZ Agedcsirablc
to all who wish tee keep themselves informed of tho
rapid progress Of the movemcnt--to statesmen, III
vines, lawyers, and physicians-tO men Of business
and men of leisure, is still stronger object TO
make il attractive to their wives and children We
believe that VIC can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope TO make the work indis-
pensablc in every wcll-inforinod family. We say
Indispensable because IN this day OF cheap
il is not possible TO guard aainst the influx OF what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals in any other
way than Ivy furnishing n sufficient supply of q
healthy character. The mcntaland moralappcti
We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheat from
the chaf," by roviding abundantly for the iInagi
ition, and by n large collection Of Biography
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter, VIC may produce work which shall be popular
while at the time il will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste
0J-lettcrs in commentator Of the plan and cr.
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent Dr. Bcthunc, and Messrs Jared Sparks,
w. III. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor have been published in former advertise
mcnts.
PosTAeE.-Whon sent with n covcrit is ranked
as a PAMPHLET and costs cents Without the
cover it comes Within tho definition ola newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more tnan newspaper postage
MoNTHLy PhRTs.-For such as prefer IL in that
form, the Living age is put up in monthly parts,
containing four five weekly numbers In this
shape it shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH PART double
the matter Of any of the quartcrics. But we re-
commend the weekly numbcrsas freshcr nd fuller
oflife.
The VOLUMES arc published quarterly. Eschof
them is equal TO THRTE ordinary ociayos.
Orders should be addressed directly to tho pub
fishers, T.. IITTEIL CO., Boston
"a