Oliver Wendell Holmes

""Oliver Wendell Holmes"" is a biography written by William Dean Howells that explores the life and achievements of the famous American physician, poet, and essayist, Oliver Wendell Holmes. The book delves into Holmes' early years as a student at Harvard College, his medical career, and his literary pursuits. Howells also examines Holmes' personal life, including his marriage and relationships with family and friends. Throughout the book, Howells provides insight into the cultural and intellectual climate of the 19th century in America, and how Holmes' work and ideas contributed to this period of history. This biography offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of one of America's most influential thinkers and writers.In the things of the world, he had fences, and looked at some people through palings and even over the broken bottles on the tops of walls; and I think he was the loser by this, as well as they. But then I think all fences are bad, and that God has made enough differences between men; we need not trouble ourselves to multiply them. Even behind his fences, however, Holmes had a heart kind for the outsiders.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.