Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 203 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics E-text prepared by Joshua Hutchinson, Tonya Allen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861" by Various is a historical magazine published in the mid-19th century. This volume serves as a literary periodical that covers a diverse range of topics, including politics, art, and culture, with particular emphasis on observations regarding society and city life, specifically that of Washington, D.C. The opening of this volume offers a deeply satirical exploration of Washington City, portraying it as a place rife with contradictions and absurdities. The narrative vividly depicts the city's chaotic layout, the diverse and often ridiculous population, and the political atmosphere of the time. The author presents Washington as a paradoxical city that is both grand and flawed—a locale filled with political intrigue, social peculiarities, and eccentric characters. Through humorous observations and biting commentary, the piece sets the stage for an in-depth examination of 1861's socio-political climate, illustrating the city's role as the nation's capital amidst an era of escalating tensions leading up to the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American periodicals AP Text The Atlantic Monthly Category: Humour Category: History - American Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 551168 2025-08-05T06:34:28.805898 text/html 551158 551027 2024-11-05T08:04:57.539089 2023-10-05T08:17:25.924131 text/html text/html 306680 2025-08-05T06:34:38.051374 application/epub+zip 313024 2025-08-05T06:34:32.267906 application/epub+zip 285841 2025-08-05T06:34:30.937900 application/epub+zip 553370 2025-08-05T06:34:42.337341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522903 2025-08-05T06:34:37.128879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381716 2022-09-05T11:44:37.217666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512494 2025-08-05T06:34:28.275900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492564 2024-10-28T18:26:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16738 2025-08-05T06:34:42.469316 application/rdf+xml 16906 2025-08-05T06:34:31.511883 image/jpeg 3774 2025-08-05T06:34:31.240860 image/jpeg 302004 2025-08-05T06:34:28.848877 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog