[Article] The long jolt of public opinion Adjust Share On celebrity, genius, and would-be novelists By Oliver Wendell Holmes, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 19th century Authorship Fame Intellectual life United States More from Oliver Wendell Holmes Wraparound Editor’s drawer Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > February 1998 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close