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American poet and physician (1809–1894)
Also known as: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Оливер Уэнделл Холмс, أوليفر وندل هولمز, 올리버 웬들 홈스, オリバー・ウェンデル・ホームズ・シニア, 老奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
- The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
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