Atlantic Classics


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(4.6 stars; 6 reviews)

The Atlantic was a popular periodical with a wide range of essays and stories. In an effort to remain current, many strong and valid submissions ended up being pushed aside. The Atlantic Classic was an experimental publication, drawing on some sixteen of these good but rejected essays. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

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Preface 4:52 Read by MaryAnn
Dogs and Men By Henry C. Merwin 34:23 Read by MaryAnn
Jungle Night By William Beebe (1867-1962) 40:28 Read by Phil Schempf
The Devil Baby at Hull-House By Jane Addams (1860-1935) 36:24 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Every Man's Natural Desire to be Somebody Else By Samuel McChord Crothers (1857-1927) 26:16 Read by Wayne Anderson
The Temple's Difficult Door By Robert M. Gay 23:14 Read by Preston
Exile and Postman By Jean Kenyon Mackenzie 19:38 Read by Tom Penn
The Life of Adventure By Edgar J. Goodspeed 20:53 Read by Wayne Anderson
An Indictment of Intercollegiate Athletics By William T. Foster (1879-1950) 40:29 Read by Chris Pyle
Car-Window Botany By Lida F. Baldwin 17:40 Read by Tom Penn
Studies in Solitude By Fannie Stearns Gifford 15:45 Read by Allison Virginia
The Greek Genius By John Jay Chapman (1862-1933) 57:38 Read by Gary Grenholm
In Praise of Old Ladies By Lucy Martin Donnelly(1870-1948) 14:38 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A Memory of Old Gentlemen By Sharlot M. Hall (1870-1943) 10:33 Read by DrPGould
Viola's Lovers: A Study in the New Morality By Richard Bowland Kimball 16:52 Read by Robert Robinson
Haunted Lives By Laura Spencer Portor (1872-1957) 38:00 Read by DrPGould
The Acropolis and Golgotha By Anne C. E. Allinson 27:25 Read by DrPGould
The Baptizing of the Baby By Elizabeth Taylor (1856-1932) 19:59 Read by Robert Robinson

Reviews

Really fun


(4 stars)

The Atlantic magazine is a marvelous publication, both serious and fun. It has not folded or gone elsewhere.