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Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —First published during the rise of the American magazine culture centered around 'The Atlantic Monthly', this work reflects the intellectual confidence of antebellum Boston literary society. Holmes' blend of wit and cultivated commentary became enormously influential in shaping the American essay tradition.Holmes.....
London - Boston and New York, J M Dent & Co - Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1902. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. helped define the American public intellectual—playful, skeptical, and profoundly humane. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table originally appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and served as the magazine's.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1893. HISTORICAL CONTEXT —Emerging from the vibrant literary culture of mid-19th-century Boston, Holmes’s essays reflect the intellectual exchange fostered by The Atlantic Monthly and its circle of contributors. By the 1890s, editions such as this—enhanced with illustrations by Howard Pyle—represent a shift toward more decorative and.....
Riverside Press, Cambribge: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1889. This collection of essays originally published in The Atlantic Monthly, blends humor, philosophy, and social commentary. Written in the form of fictionalized conversations at a boarding house breakfast table, the book showcases Holmes' wit and keen observations on human nature, literature, and.....