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The Professor at the Breakfast-Table: With the Story of Iris
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ISBN13: 9781021958297
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Professor at the Breakfast-Table is a collection of essays and stories by the renowned American author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes. In these pages, Holmes muses on a wide range of topics, from nature and science to literature and philosophy, in his uniquely witty and insightful style. The book also includes the story of Iris, a young woman struggling to find her place in the world, which is a poignant reflection on the theme of self-discovery.
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