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245 1 4 _aThe Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 :
_bA Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-06-18
508 _aProduced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864" by Various is a literary magazine written in the mid-19th century. This publication features a variety of essays and stories, reflecting on themes of war, art, and personal experiences during a time of intense social and political upheaval in the United States, particularly the Civil War. The opening of the magazine begins with a vivid narrative titled "A Night in the Water," in which the protagonist recounts an exhilarating yet treacherous experience serving on a Southern island during the war. The account captures the protagonist's life amid the contrasting beauty of the landscape and the perils of military duty. As he embarks on a daring swim across a river to gather intelligence about enemy outposts, the narrative unfolds with sensory details of the night, the water's phosphorescence, and his reflections on the risks involved, including the looming threats from both nature and the enemy. Through this experience, the themes of adventure, uncertainty, and the longing for connection in wartime are poignantly illustrated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican periodicals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16087
999 _c57475
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