THE COMPLETE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
EDITOR'S NOTE:
This is the physician and poet, not his son of the same name who was a Supreme Court Justice and famous in his own right. Very early on Dr. Holmes became my mentor and guide in the philosophy of medicine. Though his world-wide fame was based on his prose and poetry, he was an eminent leader in medicine. Many—too many years ago I would often assign Holmes' "Medical Essays" to a medical student whose sharp edges of science needed some rounding-off with a touch of humanity. I have no longer the privilege of assigning anything to anybody, yet encourage any of you, especially any who may be physicians, to read the thoughts of a family doctor of the early 1800's.
David Widger M.D.
AUTOCRAT AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE
THE PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE
THE POET AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE
OVER THE TEACUPS
ELSIE VENNER
THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
A MORTAL ANTIPATHY
PAGES FROM AND OLD VOLUME OF LIFE
MEDICAL ESSAYS
MEMOIR OF JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
Editor's Note
This is the physician and poet, not his son of the same name who was a Supreme Court Justice and famous in his own right. Very early on Dr. Holmes became my mentor and guide in the philosophy of medicine. Though his world-wide fame was based on his prose and poetry, he was an eminent leader in medicine. Many—too many years ago I would often assign Holmes' "Medical Essays" to a medical student whose sharp edges of science needed some rounding-off with a touch of humanity. I have no longer the privilege of assigning anything to anybody, yet encourage any of you, especially any who may be physicians, to read the thoughts of a family doctor of the early 1800's.
