The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table

The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table

$80.00 AUD

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Very Good, No dustjacket, In good condition, Previous owner's name to front endpaper


The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table is a book by Oliver Wendell Holmes, an American poet, physician, and professor who wrote The Chambered Nautilus and Old Ironsides. The book is a collection of essays that were originally published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine between 1857 and 1858. The book consists of conversations between the narrator, who calls himself the Autocrat, and his fellow boarders at a Boston boarding house. The book covers topics such as literature, philosophy, religion, science, and society. The book also includes poems by Holmes and illustrations by H.E. Butler. The book was published by Collins in an unspecified year and has 230 pages. Red faux leather with gilt lettering on spine & cover and gilt text block edges.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Very Good, No dustjacket, In good condition, Previous owner's name to front endpaper


The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table is a book by Oliver Wendell Holmes, an American poet, physician, and professor who wrote The Chambered Nautilus and Old Ironsides. The book is a collection of essays that were originally published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine between 1857 and 1858. The book consists of conversations between the narrator, who calls himself the Autocrat, and his fellow boarders at a Boston boarding house. The book covers topics such as literature, philosophy, religion, science, and society. The book also includes poems by Holmes and illustrations by H.E. Butler. The book was published by Collins in an unspecified year and has 230 pages. Red faux leather with gilt lettering on spine & cover and gilt text block edges.