The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859THE ATLANTIC MONTHLYReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE ATLANTIC MONTHLYTHE EXPERIENCE OF SAMUEL ABSALOM, FILIBUSTER.THE MINISTER'S WOOING.[1]Chapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XLChapter XLIChapter XLIITHE NORTHERN LIGHTS AND THE STARS.THOMAS PAINE IN ENGLAND AND IN FRANCE.ELKANAH BREWSTER'S TEMPTATION."STRANGE COUNTRIES FOR TO SEE."BEAUTY AT BILLIARDS.THE PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST-TABLE.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →THE EXPERIENCE OF SAMUEL ABSALOM, FILIBUSTER.All chapters and sections (19)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE ATLANTIC MONTHLYTHE EXPERIENCE OF SAMUEL ABSALOM, FILIBUSTER.THE MINISTER'S WOOING.[1]Chapters3536373839404142Other sectionsTHE NORTHERN LIGHTS AND THE STARS.THOMAS PAINE IN ENGLAND AND IN FRANCE.ELKANAH BREWSTER'S TEMPTATION."STRANGE COUNTRIES FOR TO SEE."BEAUTY AT BILLIARDS.THE PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST-TABLE.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICSVOL. IV, DECEMBER, 1859, NO. XXVI← Front matterTHE EXPERIENCE OF SAMUEL ABSALOM, FILIBUSTER. →