THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE By Oliver Wendell Holmes Excerpt from The Autocrat's Autobiography The interruption referred to in the first sentence of the first of these papers was just a quarter of a century in duration. Two articles entitled "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" will be found in the "New England Magazine," formerly published in Boston by J. T. and E. Buckingham. The date of the first of these articles is November 1831, and that of the second February 1832. When "The Atlantic Monthly" was ...
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THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE By Oliver Wendell Holmes Excerpt from The Autocrat's Autobiography The interruption referred to in the first sentence of the first of these papers was just a quarter of a century in duration. Two articles entitled "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" will be found in the "New England Magazine," formerly published in Boston by J. T. and E. Buckingham. The date of the first of these articles is November 1831, and that of the second February 1832. When "The Atlantic Monthly" was begun, twenty-five years afterwards, and the author was asked to write for it, the recollection of these crude products of his uncombed literary boyhood suggested the thought that it would be a curious experiment to shake the same bough again, and see if the ripe fruit were better or worse than the early windfalls. So began this series of papers, which naturally brings those earlier attempts to my own notice and that of some few friends who were idle enough to read them at the time of their publication. The man is father to the boy that was, and I am my own son, as it seems to me, in those papers of the New England Magazine. If I find it hard to pardon the boy's faults, others would find it harder. They will not, therefore, be reprinted here, nor as I hope, anywhere. But a sentence or two from them will perhaps bear reproducing, and with these I trust the gentle reader, if that kind being still breathes, will be contented. -"It is a capital plan to carry a tablet with you, and, when you find yourself felicitous, take notes of your own conversation."- -When I feel inclined to read poetry I take down my Dictionary. The poetry of words is quite as beautiful as that of sentences. The author may arrange the gems effectively, but their shape and lustre have been given by the attrition of ages. Bring me the finest simile from the whole range of imaginative writing, and I will show you a single word which conveys a more profound, a more accurate, and a more eloquent analogy."- -"Once on a time, a notion was started, that if all the people in the world would shout at once, it might be heard in the moon. So the projectors agreed it should be done in just ten years. Some thousand shiploads of chronometers were distributed to the selectmen and other great folks of all the different nations. For a year beforehand, nothing else was talked about but the awful noise that was to be made on the great occasion. When the time came, everybody had their ears so wide open, to hear the universal ejaculation of Boo, - the word agreed upon, - that nobody spoke except a deaf man in one of the Fejee Islands, and a woman in Pekin, so that the world was never so still since the creation."- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Undated; dated 1858 in Autocrasts Autobiography. Dark blue cloth-bound, backstrip torn and taped with 2 to 3 inches missing from right side, gilt lettering on backstrip, bumped corners, crease in bottom right corner of front board, split and slightly detached hinge (title page), split hinge (back board), title page and attached pages slightly loose, text clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good in Slip Case jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Slip case is lightly tanning, minor edgewear. Decor. cover & spine: gold gilt lettering, slight wear. 325 pgs. clean, stiff & tight.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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VG / no DJ / green cloth with gilt titles slightly rubbed / Spine ends lightly bumped / text clean / tight / pages lightly sunned at top edges / Nice gilt top edge / reprinted from the atlantic monthly as it appeared from Nov. 1857 to Oct. 1858.
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Good. No dust jacket. Good. No dust jacket. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Autocrat of the Every Man His Own. Early Edition, Reprinted from the Atlanta Monthly, as it appeared from November 1857, to October 1858. Brown cloth board spine sunned, Gilt embossed... 326 p. Called the most influential novel in America...(Rare Literature & Fiction Oliver Wendell Holmes)
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1965
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325p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a damaged slipcase. The book is clean and tight. The slipcase is split along the top and has been repaired with clear tape.
