February 29, 2024
Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr. signed letter and CDV Poet Author Framed NICE!!
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This is nice signed letter and CDV of the poet/writer Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr. Framed and ready to hang at 22 x 17 inches. Email me with any questions please. Buyer pays 8.00 shipping plus insurance if wanted. I will gladly take it back within two weeks if you are not pleased. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician , poet , professor , lecturer , and author . Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets . His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He is also recognized as an important medical reformer. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts , Holmes was educated at Phillips Academy and Harvard College . After graduating from Harvard in 1829, he briefly studied law before turning to the medical profession. He began writing poetry at an early age; one of his most famous works, " Old Ironsides ", was published in 1830 and was influential in the eventual preservation of the USS Constitution . Following training at the prestigious medical schools of Paris , Holmes was granted his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1836. He taught at Dartmouth Medical School before returning to teach at Harvard and, for a time, served as dean there. During
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