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LITTELL'S LIVING AGE:

PUBLISHED BY T. H. CARTER & COMPANY,

118 Washington Street, Boston.

PHILADELPHIA, Mark Canning & Co., 272 Chesnut Street.

NEW YORK, Burgess, Stringer & Co., 222 Broadway.

Price in weekly parts, 12 cents-Monthly parts, 50 cents-$6 a year-Or neatly bound in volumes (12 numbers,) for $2.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS,

AS FREELY EXPRESSED FROM WEEK TO WEEK DURING THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST TWENTY NUMBERS.

United States Gazette.-A large variety of Colonization Herald.-This excellent periodarticles, selected with judicious care from the ical continues to be issued punctually every week, best European magazines and journals, and of a and with increasing claims on public confidence character to elevate the understanding, at the and support. The plan approved of by Julge same time that it is instructive in what is good. Story is in progress of realization, and every subIt is known what a rich harvest of literary gems scriber now feels that he will possess "in a modeare to be gathered from the periodicals of England, rate compass a select library of the best productions especially, and it is a peculiar merit of this maga- of the age." It is now what Judge Kent anticizine, that at intervals of a week only, a rich suc-pated it would be, "one of the most instructive and cession of the best of what is to be found, will be popular periodicals of the day." Such articles as given in its pages. THE LIVING AGE is its very those on Barère the regicide, the Life of Admiral appropriate title, for it presents everything while Lord St. Vincent, Memoirs of John Duke of Marlit has yet its newest gloss, and all the interest of borough, Prescott's Conquest of Mexico, Hume existing circumstances. Again. The promises and his Influence upon History, &c, are permaof the editor have not been visionary-each suc-nent and most valuable additions to critical biogceeding week brings a substantial realization of our raphy and history, so wrought out as to enlist the expectations. It is not only variety that is afforded, attention of the most youthful, at the same time but there is a pervading excellence. The mine in that they furnish matter for profitable reflection to which the editor delves sparkles with literary the most mature reader. While thus becoming gems. Again. The number is crowded with acquainted with retrospective lore, through the excellent articles, gathered from those fruitful pages of the reviews, the reader of the Living Age sources, the European periodicals. Again. An- is also made to hold regular intercourse with the other excellent number. The leading article will active minds of the day, through such literary adbe read with delight, as recalling the memory of visers and critics as the Athenæum and Literary good men. Again. The same pleasing variety Gazette, and mixed politico-economical and litewhich gave interest to the former numbers greets rary guides as the Spectator and Examiner. In us in this. Valuable reviews, instructive essays, fine, literature and science, in their most varied and well written tales. Again. The number, as usu-attractive garbs and useful adaptations, are disal, is full of variety, point, and spirit. Again. played in the successive numbers of the Living The subscribers to this are really subscribers to all Age. the foreign magazines.

This periodical has uncommon claims on every reader of intelligence throughout the land; first, True Sun-New Fork.-We admire the dis- for his own sake; and secondly, if he be the head criminating judgment displayed in making the se- or adviser of a family, for the sake of the younger lections. Those who wish to read the best arti- members, of both sexes, who cannot fail to derive cles in the English periodicals, have only to sub- instruction and amusement from its regular peruscribe to this excellent magazine. Again. This is sal. Again. We have since received and read the decidedly the very best periodical of its kind. It is successive numbers, even in the midst of opprescompiled with taste, judgment, and ability. Again. sive engagements of business. The articles are The selections have been made with the same dis- most pleasantly diversified, so as to convey in the crimination as usual, and the work, in all respects, best manner a knowledge of the movements of the can hardly fail to strengthen its hold on public mind in all the departments of literature, politics, opinion. Again. Contains twenty-five articles, the and popular and practical science. cream of the latest numbers of the British periodicals. Great tact and taste have been displayed in the selection of the extracts, and the result is a highly interesting and valuable compilation. Again. Another number of this delightful magazine. The fine, discriminating taste of the editor is as apparent as usual in the admirable selections from the latest English periodicals, which grace this number.

Bay State Democrat.-It gives us the cream of the cream, and at a price so cheap that one can hardly afford to do without it. By sifting the wheat from all the reviews, the editor saves us much time, labor, and expense. His perseverance in this plan, which he originated many years ago, is well deserving of success,

Albany Argus.-Admirable, both for the variety and the richness of its articles. Again. The Living Age will be the medium both of honor and improvement to the age that has produced it. Again. A variety of tastes are happily consulted. Those who would keep up with the literature of the day, on the multum in parvo principle, should certainly patronize this work. Again. As usual, full of varied and interesting reading. Again. It is wonderful what a variety of articles is served up to us every week. He that can find nothing here to his taste, must surely be constituted without any taste at all. We are glad to find, in our daily intercourse, that this work gathers friends just in proportion as it becomes known. Again. No falling off yet. The last number is as fresh and bright and varied as any preceding one. The selection of articles, from the beginning, has been generally sort of labor, to justify any apprehension that the work will ever wane while he has the direction

admirable; and the editor is too old a hand, at this

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of fictitious narrative among the selections, to satisfy any reasonable desire for that sort of reading. Again. Littell's Living Age already forms two large volumes, although it has been but a few weeks in existence. We are amazed at the amount, variety and cheapness of the literature which this enterprising and conscientious publisher is furnishing. Besides the general excellence of the matter, it is no small recommendation to the work, that it appears with good paper and type.

to mention the establishment, in this city, of a Christian Examiner.—We ought not to omit weekly publication, which we should be glad to see supplant the miserable stuff that our "periodrefer to "LITTELL'S LIVING AGE," published ical deptôs" furnish to the mass of readers. We every Saturday, at 12 cents for each number of

64 pages, large octavo, well printed. It is composed of selections from the best foreign periodical literature, and resembles, in its plan, the "Museum of Foreign Literature," issued, for many years, by Littell, in Philadelphia. As it will contain solid Yankee Blade. The admirable taste and criti-articles, from the prominent English reviews, as cal judgment of the editor continue to be manifested well as lighter selections, we hope it will receive in the selections of the work. We know of no encouragement. periodical which contains more freshness, spirit and Banner of the Cross.-This spirited work, attractive variety, or which seems destined to effect which promises to be a very valuable one, will more useful results by crowding out of existence make four large volumes in a year. The selecmuch of the literary trash of the day. Again. It is tions are of a most interesting character, and the freighted with excellent matter, from high literary publication must become a popular one in all parts sources. The selections continue to evince great of the United States. Again. Continues to improve tact and ability. We hope it will penetrate every-with each succeeding number. The contents are where, and be read by everybody. Again. The best of all weekly publications, past or present and we are strongly tempted to add-or to come. It is filled with a large amount of the choicest literary, historical and political matter, tastefully culled from a great variety of English reviews, magazines and newspapers, and is furnished at so extremely low a price, that it lies within the reach of all. We know of no periodical in which the solid and substantial are so judiciously mingled with the attractive and amusing. All the important changes in the condition of foreign countries are faithfully chronicled in the work, and, in this respect, it is peculiarly desirable to every intelligent American. In fine, the Living Age is issued just in the right shape for binding into a book-being a royal octavo of 64 pages-and when bound, it becomes an attractive book to read now, and to be kept for reading hereafter.

Churchman.-Littell's Living Age contains the flower of the foreign periodical literature, and is withal an exceedingly cheap publication. It is issued, every Saturday, at 124 cents a number of 64 pages, of inviting appearance as respects paper and type. The editor has chosen Boston for the centre of his operations, that having become the point of communication with the Old World, and the arrival of the steamers enabling him to furnish the American public with the utmost despatch and promptness. While in charge of the Museum of Foreign Literature, the editor acquired a high reputation for his selections, which were generally made with taste and judgment. The Living Age promises to be conducted with renewed zeal and on right principles. We know of nothing better in the way of light literature, and shall venture to recommend it warmly to our readers. We have been particularly pleased with the article on "Hume and his Influence on History," and hope editor will give one article, at least, of the tone in every number. There is enough

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number gives evidence that it will be conducted with extremely interesting. Again. Each successive to present us every week with the choicest articles intelligence, spirit and taste. Again. Continues from the Periodical Literature of Europe. Again. The taste must be fastidious indeed, that does not always find something to gratify it in this weekly selection of choice articles. Again. We are happy to observe the deserved success which is attending this most instructive and popular periodical. We know no more pleasant reading than that which it furnishes to its subscribers from week to week. Again. Our interest in it increases with each succeeding number. The selections evince admirable taste and judgment, and cannot fail to please and instruct intelligent readers of every class. Again. Its varied stores of literature and science are admirably adapted to intelligent readers of every age and taste.

Christian Advocate.-On the same plan as the Museum of Foreign Literature issued for so many years by Mr. Littell. It is, however, a much cheaper and more comprehensive work, and we doubt not it will become, as it deserves to be, exceedingly popular. Again. A few weeks since we noticed with commendation the first number of this valuable publication; five more numbers have since appeared, fully maintaining the character with which it commenced. It is decidedly the best and cheapest periodical of the kind.