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There is nothing in New England corresponding at all to the feudal aristocracies of the Old World. Whether it be owing to the stock from which we were derived, or to the practical working of our institutions, or to the abrogation of the technical "law of honor," which draws a... Read Full Overview

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (August 29, 1809 - October 7, 1894) was an American polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, Elsie Venner: A Romance of Destiny is an 1861 novel by American author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Later dubbed the first of his... Read Full Overview

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Elsie Venner: A Romance of Destiny is an 1861 novel by American author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Later dubbed the first of his "medicated novels", it tells the story of a neurotic young woman whose mother was bitten by a rattlesnake... Read Full Overview

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Elsie Venner: A Romance of Destiny is a novel written by Oliver Wendell Holmes and first published in 1861. The story follows the life of Elsie Venner, a young woman who is believed to be cursed due to her father's involvement in a scientific experiment that involved the use... Read Full Overview

Step into a world where the boundaries of reality blur and the human psyche is laid bare in Wendell Holmes' captivating novel, *Elsie Venner*. This extraordinary tale, long out of print and now lovingly restored by Alpha Editions, invites you to explore the depths of character-driven... Read Full Overview

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Oliver Wendell Holmes confronts humanity's original sin in this medical case study-cum-romance

Elsie Venner is your typical teenage girl. But unlike her classmates at the Apollinean Female Institute, her mother was bitten by a rattlesnake while pregnant. Not girl,... Read Full Overview

In Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.'s "Elsie Venner," fate and predestination intertwine in this compelling 19th-century New England tale. Categorized as literary and gothic fiction, the story delves into the complexities surrounding a character marked by a peculiar birthmark. Holmes,... Read Full Overview

In Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.'s "Elsie Venner," fate and predestination intertwine in this compelling 19th-century New England tale. Categorized as literary and gothic fiction, the story delves into the complexities surrounding a character marked by a peculiar birthmark. Holmes,... Read Full Overview

Elsie Venner - A romance of Destiny is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres... Read Full Overview

Elsie Venner This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting:... Read Full Overview

Oliver Wendell Holmes was a famous legal scholar. He served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States in 1930.