The republic., 1852-01-10
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
Published every Saturday, at l2i cents Numor' >
YEARLY, in Gdudnce, So.

BYE LIrrELL AND CO., BOSTON
VNHIS works. conducted IN the spirit OF LtteIls
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public Tor twenty years,)
bat is twice as large and appears so often @o
not only give spirit and freshness To IL ny many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gatherihg
| n greater and more attractive variety, are able 30
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our ut
crary, historical, and political harvest
| satisfy the wants Of the American reade
| The elaborate and stately Essays oil .a' eaIh-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; .na s.aeA,
wood g noble criticisms Poetry his keon roiit ~
| Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, 40 Hifl@
descriptions of rural and mountain see eaerf
the contributions TO Literature, history,
| mon life by the sagacious Spectator, the 4--..s
| Examiner the iudicious Athenmuin, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the scnsloie and coma
| prehensve Britannia, the sober and rcspcctabio
Christian Observer; these are intcrmixed with the
| Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
| Service and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly frassr,s, Iais'' Ans, y
worth e. Hood's, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
| Chambcrs's admirable Journal. We do not con-
sider IL beneath dignity to borrow VII and Wis.
dom from Punch; and, when we think ~ good
enough make use of the thunder oi The IiInes.
We shall increase our variety by imPortstionsirom
the continent of Europe, andfrom the new growth
ofthe British colonies
| Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants travellers,
and politicians, with all parts oil the world so that
much more than ever, IL now becomes every intel
| ligent American to be informed OF the conditions
| and changes Of foreign countries And tins not
only because Of their nearer connenlo" with our
sclyes but bccau the atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF change, To some new
state ofthings, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or forcsec.
Ccographical Discoveries, the progress o ofColoni
zation (Which is extending over The whole world,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for selections; and in general we lisysten-
aticaly and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department of foreign affairs, without en-
tirey ncglccting our own.
While we aspire 10 omakc the Lir'ng dg desirable
10 all who wish to keep Themselves informed Of the
rapid progress of the moyemcnt-to statesmen, di
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men Of business
and men of leisure,-t - stll stronger object to
make N attractive to their wives and children. We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope 20 make the work indis-
penss bic in every well-informed family. We say
psnsabie because in this day oil ichcapterature
il !, not possible guard against the influx of what
is bad in and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply OF a
healthy character. The montaland moral appetite
We hone. that by s'winnowing the wheat from
the chaa," by roviding abondantly for the imaRi-
/ nation and by a large collection Of Biography,
Vovages and travels, History, and more solid mat.
ter we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the time IL will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste
| ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
| Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparks,
/ w. H. Prescott, George bancroft, and George
! Ticknor, have been published in forner advertise
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! given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
! with more tnan newspaper postage.
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| containing four or nvc weekly numbers. I'm this
/ shape it shows Co great advantage in comparison
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oflifc.
| The VOLUMES are published quarterly. Eschof
| them is equal to THRgE ordinary octsvos.
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