The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864Front matterReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.THE HIGHLAND LIGHT.ENGLISH AUTHORS IN FLORENCE.A TOBACCONALIAN ODE.HALCYON DAYS.ON TRANSLATING THE DIVINA COMMEDIA.HOUSE AND HOME PAPERS.ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER.OUR LAST DAY IN DIXIE.THE VANISHERS.Chapter ITHE PROCESS OF SCULPTURE.BRYANT'S SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.LEAVES FROM AN OFFICER'S JOURNAL.ENGLAND AND AMERICA.WE ARE A NATION.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.RECENT AMERICAN PUBLICATIONSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.All chapters and sections (19)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.THE HIGHLAND LIGHT.ENGLISH AUTHORS IN FLORENCE.A TOBACCONALIAN ODE.HALCYON DAYS.ON TRANSLATING THE DIVINA COMMEDIA.HOUSE AND HOME PAPERS.ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER.OUR LAST DAY IN DIXIE.THE VANISHERS.Chapters1Other sectionsTHE PROCESS OF SCULPTURE.BRYANT'S SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.LEAVES FROM AN OFFICER'S JOURNAL.ENGLAND AND AMERICA.WE ARE A NATION.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.RECENT AMERICAN PUBLICATIONSTHEA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS. →