The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
Author:   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Publisher:   Wildside Press
ISBN:  

9781434469007


Pages:   396
Publication Date:   16 May 2025
Format:   Paperback
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A series of whimsical and philosophical essays delivered as conversations around a boardinghouse breakfast table. Blending wit, satire, and thoughtful observation, The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table explores human nature, society, and the life of the mind in 19th-century America. With its blend of humor and insight, it remains a foundational work of American literary essay writing. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., (1809-1894) was a physician by profession but achieved fame as a writer. He remains one of the best regarded American poets of the 19th century.

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Author:   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Publisher:   Wildside Press
Imprint:   Wildside Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781434469007


ISBN 10:   143446900
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   16 May 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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