Iris. From "The Professor at the Breakfast-Table

Name: Iris. From "The Professor at the Breakfast-Table." By Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Dinah Mulock

IRIS: A literary analysis of the character Iris from "The Professor at the Breakfast-Table" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

By Dinah Mulock · First published 1859 · Genre: Drama, Romance, Fiction · 15 chapters · 25,222 words

First lines

I told you that I was perfectly sure, beforehand, we should find some pleasing girlish or womanly shape to fill the blank at our table and match the dark-haired youth at the upper corner.

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Iris. From "The Professor at the Breakfast-Table." By Oliver Wendell Holmes is listed on Textopian as a novel by Dinah Mulock, dated 1859 CE.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Dinah Mulock
Date: 1859 CE
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Romance, Fiction
Length: 25,222 words
Structure: 15 chapters, 277 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Genres

Drama — The book is a reflection of personal experiences and emotions, which is a central aspect of Drama genre.
Romance — The plot and subplots contain love stories and interpersonal relationships that qualify the book as a Romance.
Fiction — While the book is set in realistic settings and social circumstances, the story and characters are conceived from the author's imagination, making it Fiction.