The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-03-03
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.

THIS WORK is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which
was favorably received by the public for twenty
years) but as it is twice as large, and appears
so often, VIC not only give spirit and freshness
to il by many things which were excluded by n
months delay, but while thus extending our
scope and gathering great and more attrac.
tive variety are able so TO increase the soil and
substantile part Of our literary, historical, and
political harvest, as fully to satisfy the wants
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Ed
inburgh, Quarterly and other Reviews; and
Biackuoods noble criticism on Poetry, his keen
political Commentaries, highly wrought Tales,
and vivid descriptions Of rural ard mountain
Scenery and the contributions TO Literature,
History and Common Life, by the sagacious
Spectator, the sparkling Examiner, the judicious
.Athcaamn, The busy and industrious Literary
Gaz.tfe the sensible and comprehensive Brif0n
nia the sober and respectable Christtdn Ooser-
rsr =: these arc intermixcd with the Military and
Naval "reminiscences OF the United .Strricc, and
with the best articles Of the DaJtn CWrermg-
.Nes Monthly, Erdsers Idifs, Ainswonhs, Hoods
and Sporting Mogdsinos and OF Chambers ad-
mirabe Journal. We do not consider 1t he
meath our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom
from Punch; and when we think i, good enough.
mako US Of the thunder Of Tile Times. We
shall increase cur variety by mportations from
the continent Of Europe, and from the new
growth Of the British colonies.
The steamship has hrough; Europe, Asia and
Africa, into our neichboi hood aud Will great!
multiply oui connections, as Merchants, Tray
ellers, and Politicians, with all parts of the
world so that much more than ever it now be-
comes every intelligent American to bcnformcd
Of the condition and changes OF foreign conn
tries And this not only because of their nearer
connection with ourselves, hut because the ma
tions seem to be fastening, through rapid
process Of change, to some new state OF things,
which the merely political prophet cannot
compute or forescc.
Geographical Discoveries the progress OF
Colonization, (Which is extending over the
whole WORLDLY and Voyages aud Travels, will
be favorite matter for our selections and, III
general, we shall systematically and very fully
aconnint our readers with the great department
OF Foreign Affairs, without entirely ncglecling
our own.
While wcaspirc to make the Living Age
desirable to all who wish TO keep themselves
informed Of the rapid progress of the move
mcnt-to Statesmen, Dvncs, Lawyers, and
Physicans-to men of business and men OF
lcisure-it is still stronger object to make it
attractive and usefultu thcf wives and child
rem. We believe that we can thus do some
good in our day and generation and hope to
make the work Indispensable in every wcl-in
formed family. We say inutSpch'Ubie because
in-ihis 'dav Of cheap literature it is not poss-
ible to guard against the influx Of what is
bal in taste and vicious in morals, in any
other way thnnby furnishing sufficient supply
OF a healthy character. The mental and moral
appetite must be gratiied.
We hope that. by 'winnouing The whtdi iron,
the che6,' by providing abundantly for the
Imagination. and by large collection of Bio
graphy, Voyages, Travels, History, and more
solid matter, we may produce n work which
shall be popular, while Mt the same time il will
aspire to raise the standard Of public taste.
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