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Until Sheldon M. Novick's Honorable Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes was published in 1989, there had never been a full biography of the greatest figure in American law. Now Sheldon Novick meets another critical need with the publication of an edition of the public papers of the greatest legal thinker and writer in American history.

Holmes was a stylist of uncommon power and a scholar of unyielding intelligence. He wrote more than than 2,200 judicial opinions, as well as hundreds of reviews, essays, articles, and speeches.His 1881 book The Common Law is considered the most influential work in the history of American law.This edition consists of three volumes of all of Holmes's nonjudicial writings intended for publication or an audience. Drawing from scattered and inaccessible sources, Novick concludes a project started in 1932, just before Holmes's death, to publish a definitive edition of Holmes's writing.Novick's efforts have produced this fitting memorial: a meticulously researched and edited collection of works covering 76 years, from an essay written as a Harvard sophomore in 1858 to a letter written shortly before his death in 1935.

Volume One includes the youthful writings: undergraduate essays, poems, addresses, his Civil War writings and letters, including obituaries of soldiers who served with him in the 10th Massachusetts Volunteers.Volume One also includes the digests, articles, comments, and book notices Holmes wrote anonymously for the nation's first modern law review, the American Law Review, from 1867 to 1873.Most published here for the first time in more than a century, these writings chart the beginnings of Holmes's attempt to shape a scientific study of law.

Volume Two contains Holmes's landmark essay notes and annotations to Kent's Commentaries on American Law, the leading legal treatise of the age. For the eleventh edition, Holmes added extensive new notes and summaries that brought Kent's pre-Civil War jurisprudence face to face with that of the new Industrial Age; copies of Holmes's edition are rare and badly damaged.

Volume Three includes the complete text of The Common Law, with the text of Lecture XII, the concluding chapter omitted from the book and believed to have been lost, and Holmes's revisions for an unpublished new edition. Framing it all are articles from the American Law Review and the texts of the Lowell Lectures that were intellectual drafts of Holmes's masterwork. Also in this volume are the Speeches (1913), uncollected and unpublished addresses, and other writings. ... Read more

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Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 1894) spent parts of the nineteenth century as America s best-known physician and best-selling author. Sir William Osler praised him as the most successful combination which the world has ever seen, of the physician and man of letters. Henry James, Sr., called him intellectually the most alive man I ever knew. Today, he is remembered as a physician for his investigation of the contagiousness of puerperal fever (well before the advent of the germ theory), for his advocacy for therapeutic skepticism and rationalism, and for coining such terms as anesthesia. He is celebrated as a literary and cultural figure for such poems as Old Ironsides (considered responsible for saving the U.S.S. Constitution), for his ground-breaking contributions to The Atlantic Monthly (which he named), and for terming Boston the Hub of the solar system and describing its Brahmin caste. The present volume, celebrating the bicentennial of Holmes s birth, offers a fresh look at Holmes in both of his major (and often intermeshing) identities. ... Read more

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An excellent contribution to literary biography shelves
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Physician and Man of Letters is an anthology of essays by learned authors discussing physician, author, and poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), whose distinguished colleagues included the legendary Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Writings include "A Private Pestilence: Holmes and Puerperal Fever", "Doctor Holmes: The Life in Conversion", and "Oliver Wendell Holmes's Depth Psychology: A Reconstruction", as well as an amazingly broad selection of quotable excerpts by Holmes himself. An excellent contribution to literary biography shelves, especially recommended for college library collections. "We must not allow any creed or religion whatsoever to confiscate to its own private use and benefit the virtues which belong to our common humanity."
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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: History / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Literary Criticism / American / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / General; Poetry / Anthologies; Poetry / American / General; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 3; Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Publication date: 1891; Subjects: History / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Literary Criticism / American / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / General; Poetry / Anthologies; Poetry / American / General; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 3; Original Published by: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company in 1900 in 372 pages; Subjects: Fiction / Classics; History / General; Literary Collections / General; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; ... Read more

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1887. Part Ten of Thirteen. Illustrated with steel portraits and photographs. The American author, physician and father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He turned from a career as a general practitioner to the academic. He was also a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly (which he named), penning the famous series of Breakfast-table sketches, which are imaginary conversations at a Boston boardinghouse and reflective of Holmes's opinions, charm, and wit. This is Holmes' account of his travels to London, Bologna, and Paris. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more