The republic., 1852-01-09
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BYE. LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
lINHIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littells
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
favoraby received by the public fer twenty years)
bat it is twice large, and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness to ii 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 EdiE.
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews and Black
woods noble crticsmson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
desc crptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athennum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prehensivc 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, Taits, Aims
worth's Hoods and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not con-
sidcr il beneath our dignity to borrow wit and via.
dom from Punch; and, when we think ii good
enough, make of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by inportationsfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that
Iigcut 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 atoms seem to be hasten
ing throu OH a rapid pr, of change, some new
state 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 iavorite matter
for selections; and in general, we shall system
atically and very fully acquaipt our readers with
he great department OF fforelg AFFAIRS, wlthouten
tirely neglecting our own.
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10 all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movcment-to statesmen, di
vines lawyers and physicans-to men of business
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pensable in every well-informcd family. We say
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is possible to guard against the inlux oil what
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way than by furnishing a sufhcicrt supply oil
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The chaf" by rovidng abundantly for the imssi-
nation and by a large collection Of Biography.
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid mat.
er we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it Will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste
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w H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
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