Project Gutenberg 2017-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 187 Various Verschillende Various, Various Graham, George R. 1813 1894 Graham, George Rex Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 5, May 1849 Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net from page images generously made available by Google Books "Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 5, May 1849" by Various is a literary periodical published in the mid-19th century. This magazine features a diverse collection of writings, including short stories, poetry, and essays, reflecting the culture, societal norms, and artistic movements of its time. The opening tale, “Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson Jones: A Tale of Everyday Life,” delves into the lives of the Joneses, an ordinary couple with aspirations to climb the social ladder and achieve fashionable status, illustrating themes of ambition and societal perceptions. The beginning of the periodical sets the stage with a narrative about Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson Jones, a mundane couple yearning for social acceptance and glamour. The text introduces their ambitious pursuits to be considered fashionable and respected in society, highlighting their efforts through extravagant parties and social maneuvering. Mrs. Jones, in particular, is portrayed as determined yet naive in her quest for popularity, often missing the mark in understanding the high society she aspires to join. The narrative captures their humorous misadventures, revealing the disparity between their desires and the realities of social status. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals Literature -- Periodicals AP Text Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 456394 2025-06-21T12:50:23.246628 text/html 434208 2024-10-23T01:38:19 text/html 2487239 2025-06-21T12:50:32.917619 application/epub+zip 2490921 2025-06-21T12:50:25.768644 application/epub+zip 238005 2025-06-21T12:50:24.573635 application/epub+zip 2609526 2025-06-21T12:50:38.007543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2577130 2025-06-21T12:50:31.519584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330999 2022-09-24T14:54:45.621516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377798 2025-06-21T12:50:22.033626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357886 2024-10-23T01:38:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16595 2025-06-21T12:50:38.190536 application/rdf+xml 17913 2025-06-21T12:50:24.694616 image/jpeg 3462 2025-06-21T12:50:24.634626 image/jpeg 2795098 2025-06-21T12:50:23.346669 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 en.wikipedia