Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Name: Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Alice Meynell

"DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES" is a collection of essays and poems written by Alice Meynell in 1893. The book explores the life and works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, an American physician, poet, and writer who was known for his wit and humor. Meynell's writing style is characterized by her use of simple yet elegant language, which brings to life the essence of Holmes' thoughts and ideas. The book is a testament to the enduring legacy of Holmes' work and its continued relevance in modern times.

By Alice Meynell · First published 1891 · Genre: Biography, Non-fiction, History · 1,602 words

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It is good to go, now and again -- let the American phrase be permitted -- 'back of' some of our contemporaries. We never desired them as coevals. We never wished to share an age with them; we share nothing else with them. And we deliver ourselves from them by passing, in literature, into the company of an author who wrote before their time, and yet is familiarly modern. To read Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, then, is to go behind the New Humorist -- into a time before he was, or his

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Work type: Essay
Author: Alice Meynell
Date: 1891 CE
Language: English
Genres: Biography, Non-fiction, History
Length: 1,602 words
Structure: 1 section, 12 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Biography — The book is a detailed account of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's life which qualifies it under Biography genre.
Non-fiction — The book details real events and facts about Dr. Holmes’s life making it fall under Non-fiction genre.
History — The book records the life and times of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, a prominent figure in History, thus categorizing it under the History genre.