The Holmes-Sheehan Correspondence - 2nd Edition by David H Burton (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., distinguished American jurist, and Patrick Augustine Sheehan, an Irish clerical-savant, enjoyed a warm and notable friendship based largely on their exchange of letters from 1903, when they first met in Ireland, until 1913, the year of Sheehan's death. This correspondence illuminates what is otherwise a largely hidden and little appreciated side of the mind and faith of Justince Holmes. Sheehan was able to draw from his friend an awareness and sympathy for human frailty and its counterpoint, faith in a divine plan of earthly things, thoughts and feelings that surfaced in letters to other of his friends. The importance of this edition of the Holmes-Sheehan letters rests in the first instance on this discovery. But Canon Sheehan wsa no mere foil for Holmes as they discussed with equal insight issues as varied as the economic man and the age of faith, of classical works, including Dante's Divine Comedy and Pascal's Pensees. Holmes discovered in the Canon a man of the most profound faith who remained open and tolerant of the beliefs and non-beliefs of others. He is better understood because of his affection for Sheehan, and, no less telling, because of the Canon's admiration for him. Gary J. Aichele in Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Soldier, Scholar, Judge finds this set of letters perhaps the most unusual of any collection of Holmes correspondence published to date.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This warm and affectionate collection of letters exchanged between Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American jurist, and Patrick Augustine Sheehan, Irish priest, enhances the reputation of Holmes as one of the great letter writers in American history and illuminates the highly complex and controversial "mind and faith" of Justice Holmes in new and significant ways. Holmes, the man of science, and Sheehan, the man of God, face each other in these letters, arguing the age-old issue of faith and doubt. Their differences of opinion on man and the cosmos make for a further understanding of Holmes as both a philosopher and a legal scholar. The unique value and the truly important contribution which this collection makes to the world of Holmesian scholarship is to be found in another consideration. Holmes shows himself to be a tender, caring, and in the end lovable friend to Canon Sheehan. By tracing considerations which were basic to Holmes's total sell the letters suggest important influences in his public life as well as in his private relations. If, in the eye of the biographer, it is the "unguarded moment" which may most accurately reveal the true character of his subject, the Holmes-Sheehan letters are replete with rare opportunities to appreciate Holmes, and to become acquainted with the erudite and thoughtful Canon Sheehan.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. still holds his place as the most interesting of American lawyers and judges. This correspondence with a Roman Catholic parish priest in Ireland is a slight record of ten years of unexpectedly sympathetic friendship."-- "--Law Books in Review"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br><strong>David H. Burton</strong> is Professor of History at St. Joseph's University. He is author of several biographies and books on American intellectual history including Political Ideas of Justice Holmes.<br>
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