The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

"The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864" by Various is a magazine that includes different kinds of writing, like stories, poems, and articles, from the time of the Civil War. One story, called “The Wife's Story,” tells about a woman named Hester who thinks about her life and marriage after her husband shares some bad news about money. As Hester remembers things, you can see how she feels torn between what she wants for herself and what she has to do as a wife and mother. It shows how women back then had to give up their own dreams for their families. This part of the magazine brings up important ideas about who people are, what they give up for others, and how families worked when the country was going through big changes.