00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000002366 20200508201834 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 0-226-67554-8 010-0520002366 eng 347.01 347.01/POS/T Editor: Richard A. Posner The Essential Holmes London Summits Books 1992 xxxi, 336 hlm ; 24 cm 24 cm Indeks : Indeks Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Homes's achievements as judge, historian,philosopher, and master of English style. Thematically arranged, the volume covers a rich variety of subjects from aging and death to themes in politics, personalities, and law. Posner's substantial introduction firmly places this wealth of material in its proper biographical and historical context. Law speech