Holmes, Oliver Wendell,  1809-1894 <br/><br/>
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autocrat_of_the_Breakfast-Table  Release date is 1996-12-01 
<br/><br/>Transcribed from the 1873 James R. Osgood and Company edition by David Price  Transcribed from the 1873 James R. Osgood and Company edition by David Price 
<br/><br/> "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. is a collection of essays published in 1858. Originally appearing in The Atlantic Monthly, these essays present one-sided conversations between an unnamed author and fellow residents of a New England boarding house. Topics range from aging and dwelling placement to the nature of conversation itself, delivered in a distinctly Yankee, seriocomic tone. Each essay typically concludes with a poem reflecting its themes, blending philosophy, humor, and verse into America's literary breakfast tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Poetry American fiction -- 19th century Conversation -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction 
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