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The Atlantic Monthly
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Art History19th Century United States HistoryFiction Anthologies
ISBN13: 9784791366934
Publisher: Ottavio Ferrante
Published: Jul 17 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
is a historical magazine published in the mid-19th century that features a collection of essays, stories, and articles covering a variety of topics, includ ing literature, science, art, and politics. The publication showcases the in tellectual and cultural milieu of its time, reflecting the thoughts and ideas prevalent in American society during the post-Civil War era. The open ing portion begins with a narrative centered around Clement Lindsay, a young artist grappling with his emotions after encountering MyrtleHazard, a youngwomanwho stirs his passionatefeelings. Despitehisdeepaffection, he struggles with his commitments and the tension between his art andper sonal life. As he immerses himself in sculpting a bust of Myrtle, his obses sion grows, leading him to face the emotional turmoil of unrequited love and societal expectations. This narrative sets the tone for an exploration of humanemotions, ambitions, and relationships that reflects broader themes likely to be found throughout the magazine's articles and stories, capturing the complexities of life in the 1860s.
ClementLindsayreturned to the city and his usual labors in a state of strange mental agitation. He had received an impression for which he was unprepared. He had seen for the second time a young girl whom, for the peace of his ownmind, andforthehappinessofothers, he should never again have looked upon until Time had taught their young hearts the lesson which all hearts must learn, sooner or later. What shall the unfortunate person do who has met with one of those dis appointments, or been betrayed into one of those positions, which do vio lence to all the tenderest feelings, blighting the happiness of youth, and the prospects of after years? If the person is a young man, he has various resources. He can take to the philosophic meerschaum, and nicotize himself at brief intervals into a kind of buzzing and blurry insensibility, until he begins to color at last like the bowl of his own pipe, and even his mind gets the tobacco flavor.
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