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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table

Oliver Wendell Holmes

FormatEbook
Published1996
Words88,634
LanguageEnglish
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About this book
A collection of essays and poems presented as conversations at a boarding-house breakfast table, in which the narrator offers reflections on life, science, and human nature. Suitable for readers interested in nineteenth-century American literature and poetry.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

There are actually two notable people by this name, which creates ambiguity worth flagging rather than guessing: **Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809–1894)** was an American physician, poet, and essayist, best known for his "Breakfast-Table" essay series and for coining the term "Boston Brahmin." **Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935)** was an American jurist who served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, renowned for his influential legal opinions and defense of free speech. If you meant one specifically, let me know and I'll give you a clean two-s

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