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The autocrat of the breakfast-table

by Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1858

Essays · ranked #41 in category

Oliver Wendell Holmes was a physician, professor, author. This was his first book of essays based on his life in a boarding house in Boston in the 19th century.

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Category
Essays
First published
1858 · 1850s
Author
Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Standing
Recommended

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