St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-13
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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Litsll's Museum Of Foreign Liisraturs
which was fasorably received BY the
public for tseniy years. but as il ID
twies 40 large, and appears 30 efien, Wa
not oaly give spirit end freshness 10 !, BY
many things shich Wers excluded By
Q Ronth's delay, bat while thus extending
ous ssops end ssihssinx o greater aad
mose attractive sarieiy, ore sAle % to
isesssse Tho ssiid and subssaniial part oil
Oar lissrsry. historical, and P0litiesl
Asrseat, GO folly 90 aatisfy ths wae@ ss
the Amesieaa reaAne.
The slab0rsse and @aasly 9s@ys OF
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cisms an eos,sy. Ais hssa pe!iiicsl Goa
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vivid descriptions sf Essei aaA usouatsin
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turs, His,ory, and Conmon kiEa, ~ the
sagacious Specietor, tho sgAShlis@ Exaai-
nsr, the judicisss Aihen0sm, lhe Assy
and industrious LiissaSy Gaseiss. The
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United Service, and eth the bee, isles
Of The Dublin University, New montAly,
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of The Times. We shall increase oar
variety by importa,ions how The eoa,insnt
Of Europe, end from the nee growth Of
the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe,
Asia, and Africa, into our ne ig borhood
and will greatly multiply our connections,
o. Merchants, Travellers, and Politicians,
with oil parts Of the world 90 tha. much
more than ever is nov beGomes every
intelligent American 10 Do informed Of
the condition and changes Of forsiea
countries. And this not only because OF
their nearer conneciioa 9Th ourselves,
but because The nations seem 70 DO has.
tsning, through q rapid process Of change,
to some new slate OF things, which the
merely political prophet canno. compute
or forsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress
Of Colonization, (Which 10 s1lending over
the whole world, and Voyages and
Travels, will be favorits matter fer our
selections and, in general, We shall
systematically and very fully aeauaint
our readers wiih The great deearttAea, OF
Foreign Affairs, without estirelV naalee.
ting our own.
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Age desirable 10 all vho wish 10 keep
themselves Informed Of the rapid progress
Of the movement-to Statesmen, Disines,
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Influx Of what 10 bad in taste aad Sieious
in morals in any other wsy than b. fur.
nishing q sufficient supply Of Q healthy
character. The mental and moral aepe-
lite must be grati6sd.
We hope that, BY winnowisg the
wheat from the chaR." by providing
ahundanlly for the Imagination, and By q
large collection of Biography voyssss,
Travels, History. and more solid mater,
We may produce Q work which she'll ba
popular, while ct The same time il will
aspire TO raise the siands I'd Of public tss.e.
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December ., 1884.