Correspondence of and about Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1868-1901 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The correspondence discusses Holmes's writing; Sarah H. Leggett's project, Golden Songs of Great Poets; Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing; and Herman Melville and his daughter, Frances C. Thomas. Included in the collection are: manuscripts and corrections for the poems "Response to a Toast," and "On the Threshold"; the manuscript of Holmes's song "The Hot Season"; and an etched portrait of Holmes inscribed to Mrs. Emily Pfeiffer