Project Gutenberg 2007-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 132 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections). "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866" by Various is a literary magazine published in the mid-19th century. This edition showcases a blend of essays, poetry, and narratives that reflect the cultural, political, and social sentiments of its time, particularly in relation to the American Civil War and its aftermath. The opening story, "Quicksands," immerses readers in the lives of those affected by the war, depicting their devotion to soldiers and their struggles with personal loss. The beginning of "Quicksands" introduces a group of women gathered at a sewing circle to create clothing for soldiers fighting in the Civil War. The narrator expresses her conflicted feelings towards Percy Lunt, one of the members, while reminiscing about her nephew Robert, who has just enlisted. This setting reflects the emotional weight of the war on families and communities, illuminating the hopes, heartbreaks, and changes that war brings. As the women work together, themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the bonds of love emerge, setting the stage for intricate personal and communal challenges that unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American periodicals AP Text The Atlantic Monthly Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Literature 540963 540972 2024-09-09T13:56:48.500548 2023-09-10T06:37:29.587071 text/html text/html 546084 2007-08-22T15:39:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208983 2007-08-22T15:39:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276662 2024-09-09T13:56:57.550463 application/epub+zip 281451 2024-09-09T13:56:50.728546 application/epub+zip 281451 2024-09-09T13:56:49.484549 application/epub+zip 518364 2024-09-09T13:57:02.379503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514829 2024-09-09T13:56:56.495494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415390 2022-09-10T12:47:42.007362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503641 503407 2024-09-09T13:56:47.299552 2023-09-10T06:37:28.630040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 503399 2007-08-22T15:39:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201024 2007-08-22T15:39:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 503411 2007-08-22T15:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200948 2007-08-22T15:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20219 2024-09-09T13:57:02.528451 application/rdf+xml 16578 2024-09-09T13:56:49.869518 image/jpeg 3849 2024-09-09T13:56:49.680550 image/jpeg 268543 2024-09-09T13:56:48.548558 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog