Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from page scans provided by Cornell University "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863" by Various is a literary magazine from the mid-19th century. As part of an ongoing series, this issue includes a range of essays and stories reflecting contemporary issues in literature, art, and politics with a notable focus on childhood and societal critiques. At the start of this edition, the opening essay titled "Happiest Days" presents a critical examination of the notion that childhood is the happiest period of life. The narrator challenges the romanticized view by recalling memories of being coerced into adult expectations, and describes childhood as a time of constraint and obedience devoid of true freedom or happiness. The opening portion argues that children's genuine emotions and experiences are often dismissed or diminished by adult perceptions, illustrating how misunderstandings can perpetuate the idea of an idealized childhood. Through evocative language and poignant examples, it lays the groundwork for a broader discourse on the complexities of human development and social realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American periodicals AP Text The Atlantic Monthly Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journals 591243 2025-08-05T15:24:46.637753 text/html 591268 591103 2024-11-05T17:28:10.309655 2023-10-06T05:22:15.917499 text/html text/html 320475 2025-08-05T15:24:55.779776 application/epub+zip 327400 2025-08-05T15:24:50.101748 application/epub+zip 300477 2025-08-05T15:24:48.806763 application/epub+zip 574396 2025-08-05T15:25:00.149733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543581 2025-08-05T15:24:54.881840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400557 2022-09-06T20:36:01.819091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551907 2025-08-05T15:24:46.215833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532051 2024-10-28T19:30:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16491 2025-08-05T15:25:00.275708 application/rdf+xml 16927 2025-08-05T15:24:49.327739 image/jpeg 3744 2025-08-05T15:24:49.072737 image/jpeg 316099 2025-08-05T15:24:46.684790 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