Dixie: A monthly magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1899

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Dixie: A monthly magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1899

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
1

DIXIE

1:13
2

FROST.

0:44
3

DAN RICE’S NEW YEAR FROLIC

22:19
4

TO ——

1:58
5

THE MAN HE KNEW

20:30
6

A QUESTION.

0:44
7

LOVE IS BLIND

1:40
8

Some Picturesque bits of Baltimore.

1:24
9

THE FOUR FEARS OF OUR GENERAL

20:20
10

BOUQUETS

4:48

Description

Step into a bygone January, when a modest Baltimore office curated a lively collage of verse, sketches, and short narratives for a curious readership. The issue opens with a shimmering poem that drapes the Himalayas in frost‑kissed myth, then moves to a robust winter tale of hunters, dogs, and a celebratory shindig that breathes humor into the harshest snowdrifts. Interspersed are delicate illustrations of the city’s streets, playful “picturesque bits” of local life, and a handful of thoughtful reviews that capture the literary pulse of 1899.

Beyond the poetry, the magazine showcases a range of creative voices: a contemplative piece on love’s blindness, a whimsical question in lyrical form, and a series of finely rendered drawings that reveal both urban charm and wilderness ruggedness. The art editors’ contributions bring the printed page to life, from realistic Baltimore scenes to imaginative reproductions of classic paintings, giving listeners a vivid sense of the era’s aesthetic sensibilities.

Listening to this inaugural volume feels like turning a time‑worn page, where each poem, story, and illustration invites you to savor the seasonal spirit and regional character of a turn‑of‑the‑century community, all while preserving the intimate charm of an early literary magazine.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (101K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: The Dixie Publishing Co., 1899.

Credits

hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2022-05-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

VA

Various Authors

A shared credit like this usually means the audiobook brings together work by more than one writer. That can make for a lively listening experience, with different voices, styles, and ideas collected in one place.

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