THE POET AT THE BREAKFAST-TABLE; HE TALKS WITH HIS FELLOW-BOARDER AND THE READER

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1884

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BEAUTIFUL GREEN COVER, GOLD DESIGN FRONT AND PRINT SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. VERY NICE DETAILED INDEX IN THE BACK. A WONDERFUL WRITER. FOR THE LOVER OF HOLMES. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (August 29, 1809 ? October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858) is a collection of essays written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. The essays were originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1857 and 1858 before being collected in book form. The author had written two essays with the same name which were published in the earlier The New-England Magazine in November 1831 and February 1832, which are alluded to in a mention of an "interruption" at the start of the first essay. The essays take the form of a chiefly one-sided dialogue between the unnamed Author and the other residents of a New England boarding house who are known only by their profession, location at the table, or other defining characteristics. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. Seller Inventory # 002031

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Title: THE POET AT THE BREAKFAST-TABLE; HE TALKS ...

Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, BOSTON

Publication Date: 1884

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good