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Published by Littell, Son & Co., Boston,MA 1855
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. n 1844 Eliakim Littell started publishing "Littell's Living Age", a weekly literary journal. Mostly it was excerpts from works - both magazine and books - published elsewhere in the United States and Europe; in fact it may be considered as a nineteenth century precursor to "Reader's Digest", onl…y with a higher literary pretension. TITLE : Littell's Living Age, New Series No. 101 ISSUE : Vol. VIII, No. 563 DATE : March 10, 1855 EDITOR : Eliakim Littell IMPRINT : Littell, Son & Co., Tremont Street, Boston PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Volume pages (577) - 640 + 4 pages of advertising (64 pages); approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ; printed, pictorial wraps, sewn and glued. Covers have extended edges which are ragged, as is common with such edging. CONTENTS : CHARLES THE FIFTH, with reference to the following then-recently-published books : "The Cloister Life of the Emperor Charles the Fifth" by William Stirling; "Charles-Quint. Chroniquede sa Vie intérieure et de sa V. politique, de son Abdication, et de Retraite dans le Cloitre de Yuste" by Amedee Pichot; Charles-Quint. Son Abdication, son Sejour. at sa mort au Monastère de Yuste" by M. Mignet; and " Retraite et Mort de Charles-Quint au Monasttère de Yuste. Lettres inédite d'apres les originaux conservés dans les Archives Royales de Samancas" by M. Gachard [ From "Edinburgh Review" ] Various short poems, including "The Emperor's Bird's Nest by Longfellow [ From "The Knickerbocker Gallery" ] ; and, "The Old Printer - a Fancy Sketch, but too Near Truth to Make Much Fun of" by B. P. S. [ From "The Boston Carpet Bag" - Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber , 1814 - 1890 ] Principle Falls and Rapids in the United States and Canada (a List) Personal Recollections - from an Unpublished Journal… discussing among other things, De Witt Clinton, Chancellor Kent, Abraham Van Vechten, General Van Renselaer, conversations (at a dinner hosted by Governor Clinton) on Ministers and Christianity, etc. [ From "Christian Intelligencer" ] Commentary on Dickens's "The Six Poor Travellers" . [ From "The Daily Advertiser" ] Ballads of the People, taken from Percy's Reliques, Anderson's Cumberland Ballads, Remnants of Poetry by Thomas Hoggart, The Ballad Poetry of Ireland, The Book of English Songs, Recollections of a Literary Life by Mary Russell Mitford. [ From Westminster Review ] The United States and Europe The Author of Gil Blas ( Alain-René Lesage ) - by Richard Cattermole [ From Dickens's "Household Words" ] Comparison of Difficulties : The Czar and Ourselves [ From "The Economist" ] The Hospital Nurse - An Episode of War (Fiction "Founded on Fact" - the Crimean War) [ From "Fraser's Magazine" ] Miss Mitford [From the "Atheneum" ] Alwyn's First Wife ( by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik ie: 'Miss Mulock' ) [ From "Fraser's Magazine" ] [This piece is part of a larger work, the novel, "Lord Erlistoun" ] Where is the Man ? [ From "The Spectator" ] CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned journal, which remains solid, complete and serviceable, with the following particulars noted : The edges are worn, with tears and creases, which is normal for covers with extended edges; there is general toning and weathering, scattered spotting and smudging. The spine has wear (small surface loss) to its extremities, else remains solid (It is obvious that some minor mending has been neatly effected at the foot of the spine). The issue is signed in pencil on the front cover (Calvin Rood, who lived in Oneida County). The interior, displays some general surface creasing, and scattered small spots, smudges &etc - nothing egregious - else interior is clean and free of marking. No writing. No underlining or marginalia.
Language: English
Published by Littell Son and Co, London 1860
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Published by Littell, Son & Co., Boston, MA 1855
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. In 1844 Eliakim Littell started publishing "Littell's Living Age", a weekly literary journal. Mostly it was excerpts from works - both magazine and books - published elsewhere in the United States and Europe; in fact it may be considered as a nineteenth century precursor to "Reader's Digest". At time…s correspondents purported to share material, and sometimes there appeared original works. Sometimes there were bits and snatches of literary news; there were sundry various poems by individuals, many of whom are now mostly forgotten. But Sometimes there were issued key articles, of high interest in the time they were published, and , frequently, of keen interest to modern readers and historians. Hence in this issue there is a poem entitled "Wreck of the Arctic", (incidentally by Thomas Kibble Hervey, although he is not credited in the issue). This poem was originally issued in Charles Dickens' "Household Words", which was credited. The poem was in reaction to the tragic Franklin Expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. The longest piece in the issue is on Cardinal Mezzofanti, a great celebrity in his own time, but now relegated to the dusty shelves of history. Of more interest to modern historians is the article titled "A Honolulu Newspaper" (approximately 3 pages in length). The newspaper was titled the "New Era and Weekly Argus", and is fairly completely described. Described also is the then current parliamentary government of the Hawaiian Islands (fashioned after English and American models). The Hawaiian Islands were still a Kingdom, and King Kamehameha III ruled… beneficently, it seems. The 'glorious future' of Hawaiian commerce, and rumors of an American annexation of the islands are discussed. The Crimean War, the struggles between Russia and England, France, and Turkey are also discussed …even in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. CONTENTS : Wreck of the Arctic / Cardinal Mezzofanti / Van de Velde's Travels / The Hospitals / The Second Baby / The Poetry of Germany / A HONOLULU NEWSPAPER : the "New Era and Weekly Argus" / Sardinia and Austria / The Prospect of Peace (Crimean War) / Is it Peace or War? / Mediation of the Americans / The War - Who is to Blame? / Pictures of Life and Character (Children's book illustrations of the past generation - a consideration of Cruikshank- and centering on the pictures of John Leech for "Punch") / Science and the Arts ( brief notices of progress) TITLE : Littell's Living Age, New Series No. 100 ISSUE : Vol. VIII, No. 562 DATE : March 3, 1855 EDITOR : Eliakim Littell IMPRINT : Littell, Son & Co., PLACE : Tremont Street, Boston DETAILS : Volume pages (513) - 576 + six pages of front material (period advertising) ; approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ; printed, pictorial wraps, sewn and glued. Covers have extended edges which are ragged, as is common with such edging. CONDITION … NEAR VERY GOOD … This is a previously owned journal, which remains solid, complete and serviceable, with the following particulars noted : The edges are worn, with small tears, nicks, and creases, which is normal for covers with extended edges; there is general toning and weathering, scattered spotting and smudging. The spine has wear (small surface loss) to its extremities, else remains solid, if somewhat darkened . There is a vague vertical crease running up the cover and through the inner leaves. The issue is signed in pencil on the front cover (Calvin Rood, who lived in Oneida County). The interior, displays some general surface creasing, and scattered small spots, smudges &etc - nothing egregious - else interior is clean and free of marking. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE, NOT A MODERN REPRINT OR FACSIMILE.
