Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Emma Elizabeth Brown ISBN: 9781411458208
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: February 21, 2012
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Emma Elizabeth Brown
ISBN: 9781411458208
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: February 21, 2012
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

Best known today as author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, the physician, poet, and lecturer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was one of Mark Twain’s favorite writers. This 1884 biography traces his early years and successful career in science and in writing. Brown is able to create a distinct narrative, as Holmes himself supplied her with fresh material and directed her in the making of the book.

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Best known today as author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, the physician, poet, and lecturer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was one of Mark Twain’s favorite writers. This 1884 biography traces his early years and successful career in science and in writing. Brown is able to create a distinct narrative, as Holmes himself supplied her with fresh material and directed her in the making of the book.

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