The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858Front matterReading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.THE IDEAL TENDENCY.THE HOUR BEFORE DAWN.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VTHE SKATER.THOMAS JEFFERSON.[1]A BUNDLE OF IRISH PENNANTS.THE JOLLY MARINER:SUGGESTIONS.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVSPIRITS IN PRISON.[3]PUNCH.THE SUBJECTIVE OF IT.ALL'S WELL.THE BIRDS OF THE PASTURE AND FOREST.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIITHE AUTOCRAT GIVES A BREAKFAST TO THE PUBLIC.LITERARY NOTICES.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.All chapters and sections (28)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.THE IDEAL TENDENCY.THE HOUR BEFORE DAWN.Chapters12345Other sectionsTHE SKATER.THOMAS JEFFERSON.[1]A BUNDLE OF IRISH PENNANTS.THE JOLLY MARINER:SUGGESTIONS.Chapters1234Other sectionsSPIRITS IN PRISON.[3]PUNCH.THE SUBJECTIVE OF IT.ALL'S WELL.THE BIRDS OF THE PASTURE AND FOREST.Chapters123Other sectionsTHE AUTOCRAT GIVES A BREAKFAST TO THE PUBLIC.LITERARY NOTICES.THEA MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS. →