The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-04
Littell's Living Age.

In 1876 THE LIVING AGE enters upon its thirty
third year. It has never failed to receive the warm
est support of the best and journals of the
try and has met with constantly increasing success
Having recently absorbed j. its young competitor
EVERY SATURDAY."it is now without
rival inits special field.
A aceekly magazine of sixty-four pages, it gives
more than
THREE AND 4 QUARTER THOUSAND
double-column octave pages of reading-matter year
ly forming four large volumes. 1t presents in an
inexpensive form, considering its great amount of
NATTER with freshness owing to its weekly ISSUE and
other publication, the best Essays. Reviews Crit
ciss Tales Sketches of Travel and Discovery, Poe
try, Scientific, Biographical Historical and Political
Information, from the entire body of Foreign Period
ical Literature
During the coming year, the serial and short sto-
ries of the
LEADING FOREIGN AUTHORS
will be given, together with an amount unap.
preached by any other Periodical in the
world, of the best literary and scientific matter of
the day. from the pens of the abovenamed, and many
other foremost Ivng Essayists, Scientists. Critics.
DscOoerers and Editors representing every depart
ment of knowledge and Progress.
The. Importance Of THE LIVING AGE to every
American reader, the only satisfactorily fresh and
COMP LETE compilation of an indispensable cur
rent literature ,-indispensdbte because it embraces
the productions OF the
ABLEsT LIVING WRITER'S
in all branches of Literature, Science Art and Poll
ticss sufficiently indicated by the following recent
OPINIONS.
Fought to find place in every American home."-
N. Y Times,
Sin no other single publication can there be found
SO much Of sterling literary exceence."-N. Y. Eve-
ming Post.
sit reproduces the best thoughts of the best minds
OF the ciyilizG world, upon all topics of living in
terest. Philadelphia Inquirer.
wherever there is culture and breadth of view it
is appreciated, and the it is appreciated the
higher will rise the tone of American literature and
the taste of American readers. ''-Chicogo Inter
Ocean.
"The best of all our eclectic publications. "-1he
Nation, NeaD York.
Sand the cheapest. A monthly that comes every
aceek.'--The AdUdnce, Chicago.
"a pure and perpetual reservoir and fountain of
entertainment and instruction. Robert C.
Winthrop.
"The best periodical in America Rec. DR.. Guy
Ter.
"Its pages TEEN with the choicest literature of the
day.'-N. Y. Tribune.
."With 1t alone reader may fairly keep up with
ties, and science OF the day."-The Methodist, NJ 7.
"The ablest essays, the most entertaining stories,
the finest poetry of the English language, are here
gathered together. ILLINOIS State Journal.
"Its publication in weekly numbers gives to it a
great advantage over its monthly contemporaries in
the spirit and freshness of its contents"-Tke Pa
cifc, San Francisco.
'It is the only compilation that presents with
satisfactory completeness, as well as freshness the
best literature of the al most innumerable and gener-
ally inaccessible European quarterlies, monthlies,
of the ablest writer's living 1t is therefore ndispen-
sable to every aoh0 desires q thorough compen-
dunn of all that is admirable and aotecorhy in the
literary aUorld." Boston Post.
sit has no equal in any couutry.''-Philadelphio
Press
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