The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-22
LTTTELL,s LIVING AGE.
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BYE. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON
THIS work is conducted IN the spirit OF LittelPs
l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty ycars,)
but il is twice large, and appears often, VIC
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 our lit
crary historical aud political harvest as fully to
satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the tdin-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble critcismson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vlvld
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; ano
the contributions to Literature, History, and com
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the iudicious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and conn.,
prehcnsive Britannia the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are lntermised win the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the beet articles OF the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims.
worth ., Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and oi
Chambers g admirable Journal. We do not con
slider il beneath dignity 10 borrow Wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think II good
enough, make use of the thunder of The 1lnes.
We shall increase our variety by importatonsfrom
the continent Of Europe, andtrom the new growth
ofthc 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 moro than ever, il now becomes every intel
ligent American TO be informed OF the conditions
and changes Of fuseign countries And thu not
only because of their nearer conneNlon with our
scves. but because the nations seem TO be hasten
ing through a rapid process of change, TO some new
state ofthings, which tho merely political prophet
cannot compute or ioresoc.
Googranhical Discoveries the progress o Coloni
zntion (Which is extending over the whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels will be iavoritc matter
for selections; and in general, we aiisystem-
f.sNNW aaRfn
he great department offoreign affairs, withouten-
tiroly ncglccting our own.
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the chaf," byf roviding abundantly for the imagi-
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standard Of public taste
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ccution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, Dr. Bcthunc, and Mcssrs Jared SPARKS
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
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