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Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American physician and poet. He was from Boston and much of his writing was associated with the area. He belonged to a group of poets known as the Fireside Poets who were associated with New England and included Longfellow and Whittier. Holmes embarked on a medical career although he had begun writing poetry at the age of 21. He held the position of Professor at Harvard Medical School for 35 years.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American physician and poet. He was from Boston and much of his writing was associated with the area. He belonged to a group of poets known as the Fireside Poets who were associated with New England and included Longfellow and Whittier. Holmes embarked on a medical career although he had begun writing poetry at the age of 21. He held the position of Professor at Harvard Medical School for 35 years.
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| Title: | Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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| Description: | Oliver Wendell Holmes writes about his work "The Guardian Angel", pages of which are being sent to the recipient (most likely Sampson Low) by steamer from the USA. He argues about making changes to suit the British reader especially in having to omit the preface. The book was published by Sampson Low and Marston in October 1867 with preface intact. in 1868 Low brought a court case against Ward & Company for publishing the book more cheaply and won. |
| Address: | Boston |
| Letter dated: | 26-09-1867 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | The Guardian Angel; Autocrat of the Breakfast Table; Marble Faun by Hawthorne |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Unknown photographer photogravure circa 1871 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_84 |
