Oliver Wendell Holmes - William Dean Howells - Bog

""Oliver Wendell Holmes"" is a biographical work written by William Dean Howells, which explores the life and achievements of the renowned American jurist and Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. The book delves into the early life of Holmes, his education, and his career as a lawyer, before examining his tenure on the Supreme Court and his impact on American law. Howells also explores Holmes' personal life, including his relationships with family and friends, and his literary pursuits. Through extensive research and analysis, Howells provides a comprehensive and engaging portrait of one of America's most influential legal minds.In the things of the world, he had fences, and looked at some people through palings and even over the broken bottles on the tops of walls; and I think he was the loser by this, as well as they. But then I think all fences are bad, and that God has made enough differences between men; we need not trouble ourselves to multiply them. Even behind his fences, however, Holmes had a heart kind for the outsiders.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.