THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE By Oliver Wendell Holmes Essay Collection PB
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| Management number | 8856549 | Release Date | 2025/09/04 | List Price | $11.85 | Model Number | 8856549 | ||
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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858) by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. is a charming and witty collection of essays originally published in The Atlantic Monthly. The book takes the form of conversational musings by a fictionalized narrator—"the Autocrat"—who shares his thoughts with fellow residents at a New England boarding house.
The essays blend humor, philosophy, and poetry, touching on topics like human nature, aging, education, and the art of conversation. Holmes uses the breakfast table as a stage for his reflections, often ending each essay with a poem that complements the theme. The tone is both intellectual and playful, offering insight into 19th-century American life and thought.
This work was the first in Holmes's "Breakfast-Table" series, followed by The Professor at the Breakfast-Table (1859) and The Poet at the Breakfast-Table (1872)
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