Life and Letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes - Vol. II

John T. Morse's "Life and Letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes" (Vol. II) presents a vivid, closely observed portrait of Holmes during the years when his public influence and personal convictions deepened. Through Holmes's own letters and carefully selected documents, the volume shows a mind that ranges easily from literature and medicine to politics, religion, and the changing temper of American society. Morse highlights how Holmes's wit and moral seriousness worked together: he could be playful and incisive, yet he consistently returned to questions of duty, character, and the responsibilities of citizenship. The correspondence also reveals his private side—his friendships, his loyalties, his disappointments, and the steady discipline behind his achievements. Life and Letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.