St. Mary's beacon., 1853-03-24
LlTTEhI;S LIVING ACE.
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L't'elPs nsearn o Foreign Literature.
(which was faSorably received by the
public for twenty years, but as il is,
twice as large, and appear 60. ofsen, we
not only give spirit and freshness 10 il bv
many things which were excluded by
months delay, but while thus ex,ending ?
our scope and gathering q, greater and
> more attractive variety, are able 90 10
increase The solid and substantial part of
"ur literary. historical, and poli,ical
harvest, as fully to satisfy the wan,. OF
The American reader.1ass 60. -.
The eIaboEais and ssaseTy Essays Of
ne 1sdinbnrgh. Quanerly, and other
Reviews; and Riackwood' : noble cri,i.
ciSms on Poetry. his keen political C.,m
menis ries. highly wrought Tales, and
vivid descriptions OF rural and mountain
Scenery AMI The contributions TO Li;era.
t"fe, History, and Common Life, by the
saGaclous Spectator, the sparkling Exami.
ncr, The judicious Atheleum, the busy
and industrious Literary Gazette, the
sen"ible and comprehensive Britannia,
The sober and respectable Christian Oh
server: !: these are internixed With the
Hilary aud Naval "reminiscences of The
United Service, and with the best articles
OF the Dublin University. New monthly.
Fraser's Tait'~. Ainsworth's, ood's, and
Sporting Magazines, and Of Cha amber' s
a"mlrabl" Journal. We do not consider
beneath onr dignity 10 borrow wit and
wisdom from Punch and, wien we think
II good enough, make use of the thunder
of The Times. We shall increase our
variety hy imrortatioas fiom the coniine ent
OF Europe, end from the new grow,h> Of
The British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe.
Asia. and Africa, into our neiuhborhoo,I
and will greatly multiply our connections,
~ Merchants, Travellers, and Politicians.
with all parts Of the world so ,ha, much
more than ever it now becomes every
intelligent American to he informed OF
The co"dilinn and changes Of foreign
countries. And this not only because OF
their nearer connection with ourselves.
eui because the nations seem 10 be has
i"ninS. through rapid process Of fchanea,
TO some new state Of things, which The
"rrr'r political rrophc, canno, compute
or fo.ses.
G:as:arlicai Discoveries, the prosrrss
Of Co!on;zaiin..- Gwh',k ;s.s..7s -saYs
'he wloie world, J aud Voyages and
travels, will be favorilc matter E. our
selections; aud. in general, we shall
systematically and very fully ac7uain,
our readers with the great department Of
Foreign affairs, without entirely ncgiec,
linz ou- own.
While we aspire TO make the Living
Age desirable 10 all who wish TO keep
themselves informed OF The rapid progress
ni the n:ovemen;--.o Statesmen, Divincs,
i'awy'--, ana Physicians-to men oil
fu.incas aud men of leisnre-i, is still a
"irongc: o!jrc: 30 make il attractive ard
useful 10 their Wives and Children. Ne
believe that We can thus do some good in
our day and generation and hone TO
make the work indispensable in sverv
w"ll-informed family. We say indispen.
sable, because in This day Of cheap liiera.
iur~ il is not possible 10 guard asains. the
influx Of what is bad in taste and vicion.
in morals in any other way than b. fur.
niahing . sufIicicn, supply of a healthy
character. The mental and moral apre
tie mas. be gra'ifed. g.
We hope that, by winnowir 2 the
wheat from the chafI," BY providing
aLnHdsnily for the imagination, sn,l BY a
large collection of Biograp ply, Voyages,
Travels, History, and more solid matter,
we may produce work which shall be
popular, while At The same time il viii.
aspire 10 raise The s;ands rd OF public taste.
The Living Age 10. published 2 every
Saturday, by E. Liuell & Co, corner
OF fremont and Bromfeld sss., Boston !:
Psice l2i cents q number, or six dollars
year in advance. Remittances for an v
PrFiod will be thankfully received and
promptly attended 10.
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We will send the work POSTAGE
FREE 10 all subscribers in the United
States. who remit in advance Directly to
the Office of publication at Bos,om. the
sum OF Six Do.laTs;-ihus placing our
distant subscribers on the same footing AZ
those nearer to.uS; an.l making the whole
cosntry our neighbonrhood. r--s-fF -
December .. 1882. s,a as. .aal ~
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