The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-25
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
Published eusry Saturday, at IL cents Number 4,
Yearly, in Advance, SO.

BYE. LITTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TNHIS works. conducted in the spirit of Lttells
i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty ycars,)
but it is twice as large, and appears so often VIC
| not only give spirit and freshness TO IL by many
things which excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to inc rease the solid and substantial part Of lit
crary, historical, and political harvest as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Edin
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews and Black
wood noble criticismson Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; an<
the contributions to Literature, History, and CON-
mon lfe by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the judicious AthenIum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensibleand com
prehensive 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
| Univcrsity, New Monthly, Frasers. Tait's, Aims
worth'r Hoods and Sporting Magazin q, and Of
| Chamberss admirable Journal. We 30 not cor
slider it beneath our dignity TO borrow ~ md wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think Il good
enough make use of the thunder Of The rimes.
We shallincrcase our variety by importation sfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
| fthe 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; so that
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foScign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexion with our
selves, but because the nations seem to be hasten
ingthrough a rapid process of change, to some new
state ofthings, which the merely politica prophet
cannot compute or ioresee
Geographical Discoveries the progress o fColoni
zatiop (whic h il extending over the whole world,
and Voyages and Travels, will be fayoritc matter
for our selections; and in general, we shallsysein-
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department offoreign affairs, without en-
tircy neglecting our own.
While we aspire tomakct he Living zig desirable
to all who wish TO keep Themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movemcnt-to statesmen, di
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men OF business
and men OF leisure, lit IL still stronger object TO
make il attractive 20 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-
pcnsabc in every wcll-informcd family. We say
,ndispensable because in this day chcapteraturo
Is not possible to guard against the influx Of what
g bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mentalandmoraIappetlt
must be gratified
We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheatfrom
the chaR," by roviding abundantly for the imagi
nation and by a large collection Of Biography
Voyages and Travels, History and more solid mat
ter We may produce n work which shall be popular
while at the same time il viii aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste
n5-Ictters in commendation of the plan and ex
ccution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent. DR. Bethunc, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
w H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor have been published in formers advertise
mcnts.
PosTAsE-W hen sent with COVERT is ranked
ne PAMPHLET, and costs 8 cents Without the
cover IL comes within the definition ofa newspaper
given in the law, and cannot legally be charged
with more tnan newspaper postage
MoNrHLY PARTs.-For such as prefer IL in that
form, the Living age is put up in monthly parts,
containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
shape il shows to great advantage in comparison
with other works, containing IN EACH FART double
the matter of any of the quartcrlies. But we re-
commend the weekly numbersasfresheran fuller
oflfe.
The VOLUMES are published quarterly. Eachof
them is equal TO THREE ordinary octayos.
Orders should be addressed directly to the pub
lishers, E. LITTELL CO., Boston
%