Publisher's Synopsis
A series of whimsical and philosophical essays delivered as conversations around a boardinghouse breakfast table. Blending wit, satire, and thoughtful observation, The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table 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.
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.
