Project Gutenberg 2010-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 190 Various Verschillende Various, Various Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850" by Various is a historical periodical written in the mid-19th century. This magazine presents a rich tapestry of articles and literary pieces, including essays and stories that reflect the social and cultural concerns of its time. It includes explorations of both well-known authors and emerging literary talents, alongside critical examinations of contemporary issues, such as the struggles of genius amid societal indifference. At the start of this volume, the focus is on Thomas De Quincey, highlighting his tumultuous life marked by brilliance and dependency on opium. The text outlines De Quincey's early life, his education, and the series of challenges he faced, including poverty and addiction. It discusses the societal failure to support such a gifted mind while lamenting the losses that accompanied his struggles. This opening segment provides insight into the complexity of literary genius and societal responsibility, setting the tone for broader themes of human experience to be explored throughout the magazine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Culture -- Periodicals Civilization -- Periodicals American literature -- Periodicals AP Text Harper's New Monthly Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 893155 893173 2024-10-13T09:31:13.785149 2023-09-13T13:24:56.586835 text/html text/html 899741 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 993993 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1111150 2024-10-13T09:31:28.844075 application/epub+zip 1119967 2024-10-13T09:31:18.765141 application/epub+zip 424583 2024-10-13T09:31:16.855163 application/epub+zip 1491493 2024-10-13T09:31:36.500036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1461142 2024-10-13T09:31:27.072075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759893 2022-09-14T10:40:58.639088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839187 839114 2024-10-13T09:31:12.185212 2023-09-13T13:24:55.207854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 838876 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 332407 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 838932 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332236 2021-01-06T03:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21754 2024-10-13T09:31:36.642017 application/rdf+xml 20009 2024-10-13T09:31:17.433124 image/jpeg 4319 2024-10-13T09:31:17.143116 image/jpeg 1112317 2024-10-13T09:31:13.887162 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