April 1878

In This Issue
Explore the April 1878 print edition below. Or to discover more writing from the pages of The Atlantic, browse the full archive.
Articles
April Days
Extracts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau
Detmold: A Romance: Part v
Pigeons
A Persian Poet
Crude and Curious Inventions at the Centennial Exhibition
The Rose and the Jasmine: Moonlight in the Tropics
Italy Revisited
A December Night
Lincoln's Triumph in 1864
Saint or Sinner
The Legend of St. Sophia
The Story of Avis, and Other Novels
Fate
Americanisms
The Russians on the Bosphorus
The Lobby: Its Cause and Cure
The Adirondacks Verified
Open Letters From New York
The Contributors' Club
Recent Literature
