Letter, 1891 July 25, to "My dear young lady."

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Letter, 1891 July 25, to "My dear young lady."

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Letter to a young lady concerning his writings. Includes an engraving of him with a clipped signature.

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Dartmouth College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7390460

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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Holmes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the prominent writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and abolitionist Amelia Lee Jackson. Dr. Holmes was a leading figure in Boston intellectual and literary circles. Mrs. Holmes was connected to the leading families; Henry James Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalists were family friends. Known as "Wendell" in his youth, Holmes, Henry James Jr. and William James became lifelong friends. Holmes accordingly grew up in an atmospher...