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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859   By:

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This diverse collection of writings in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 covers a wide range of topics, from politics and literature to science and culture. The contributors delve into thought-provoking issues of the time, presenting their perspectives in eloquent and engaging prose.

Readers will find themselves immersed in discussions on the significance of literature, the complexities of human relationships, and the ongoing debate over slavery in America. The variety of voices and viewpoints represented in this volume ensures that there is something for every reader to ponder and reflect on.

Overall, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 is a captivating and enlightening read that offers insight into the intellectual debates and discussions of the era. It serves as a valuable historical artifact and a thought-provoking collection of essays, articles, and stories that continue to resonate with readers today.

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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.

VOL. III. MARCH, 1859. NO. XVII.

HOLBEIN AND THE DANCE OF DEATH.

At the northwest corner of Switzerland, just on the turn of the Rhine from its westward course between Germany and Switzerland, to run northward between Germany and France, stands the old town of Bâle. It is nominally Swiss; but its situation on the borders of three countries, and almost in them all, has given to the place itself and to its inhabitants a somewhat heterogeneous air. "It looks," says one traveller, "like a stranger lately arrived in a new colony, who, although he may have copied the dress and the manner of those with whom he has come to reside, wears still too much of his old costume to pass for a native, and too little to be received as a stranger." Perhaps we may get a better idea of the mixed nationality of the place by imagining a Swiss who speaks French with a German accent.

Bâle is an ancient city; though Rome was bending under the weight of more than a thousand years when the Emperor Valentinian built at this angle of the river a fortress which was called the Basilia. Houses soon began to cluster round it upon the ruins of an old Helvetian town, and thus Basel or Bâle obtained its existence and its name. Bâle suffered many calamities... Continue reading book >>


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