The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table

<p>A series of whimsical and philosophical essays delivered as conversations around a boardinghouse breakfast table. Blending wit satire and thoughtful observation <em>The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table</em> explores human nature society and the life of the mind in 19th-century America. With its blend of humor and insight it remains a foundational work of American literary essay writing.</p><p>Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was a physician by profession but achieved fame as a writer. He remains one of the best regarded American poets of the 19th century.</p>