<p>Oliver Wendell Holmes's 'The Guardian Angel' meticulously marries the psychological depths of character development with the invigorating charm of 19th-century New England prose. Within its pages lies a keen exploration of identity, heredity, and the intangible influences that dictate the inner workings of human nature. Holmes, with a deft literary touch characteristic of the Fireside Poets?a group noted for their scholarly approach and reader...