The Man Without a Country

Not to be confused with A Man Without a Country.
For other uses, see The Man Without a Country (disambiguation).

"The Man Without a Country" was first published in The Atlantic Monthly for December 1863

"The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in The Atlantic in December 1863.[1] It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason, and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States.

  1. ^ "The Atlantic Monthly Vol. 12 Iss. 74 pp. 665–679 (December 1863)". digital.library.cornell.edu. 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.