The British and Foreign Review, Or European Quarterly Journal, Vol. 1

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British and Foreign Review, or European Quarterly Journal, Vol. 1: July-October, 1835 Among the multitude of periodical works that issue from the British press, it is incumbent on the Projectors of a new Review to show, that there is still a vacant space on which to bestow their labours. The truth is, of this class of existing publications it may be said, almost universally, that they are conducted with partial and limited views, for the interests of certain portions of society, and particular departments of knowledge, and are calculated to uphold some party, rather than the commonwealth of letters. There mmains, therefore, a chasm to be filled up, by a journal that shall embrace an ampler field of operation, collect the gleanings of literary research, and bring into one stores house the dispersed grains of science, as fast as they are brought to maturity by the intellectual industry of Europe. How far we shall be able to discharge such an othee, is not for us to decide. It will be in vain either to deprecate censure, or solicit indulgence. All that we have to do, is to explain our design, and to proceed forthwith to its execution, leaving to others to judge of its merit, and to pronounce upon its fate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.