THE

ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics.

VOL. XV.—MAY, 1865.—NO. XCI.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Ticknor and Fields, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

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Contents

[WITH THE BIRDS.]
[GOLD EGG.—A DREAM-FANTASY.]
[OUT OF THE SEA.]
[MY STUDENT LIFE AT HOFWYL.]
[THE GRAVE BY THE LAKE.]
[ICE AND ESQUIMAUX.]
[NOTES OF A PIANIST.]
[DIPLOMACY OF THE REVOLUTION.]
[OUR BATTLE-LAUREATE.]
[DOCTOR JOHNS.]
[THE CHIMNEY-CORNER.]
[NEEDLE AND GARDEN.]
[CASTLES.]
[FAIR PLAY THE BEST POLICY.]
[REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.]
[RECENT AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS.]