The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

"The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863" by Various is a magazine that captures a moment in time, blending essays, travelogues, and poems—snapshots of life during the American Civil War. This collection shares observations about society, reflections on history, and artistic expressions of a nation finding its way, like a tour of England’s House of Lords, pondering the differences between lords spiritual and temporal, their backgrounds, and roles. It’s a look at the old world through the eyes of a nation wrestling with its own identity.