Author: William CobbettPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Advice to Young Men
Author: William CobbettPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A Supplement to Cobbett's Advice to Young Men; being an additional letter addressed to young men, as members of a religious community. By a reader of the former letters
Author: William CobbettAdvice to Young Men, and (incidentally) to Young Women, in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life
Author: William CobbettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Advice to Young Men
Author: William CobbettPublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 159605624X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In the passage which I have just quoted from chap. xxxi. of ECCLESIASTICUS, it is said, that 'wine, measurably taken, and in season, ' is a proper thing. This, and other such passages of the Old Testament, have given a handle to drunkards, and to extravagant people, to insist, that God intended that wine should be commonly drunk. No doubt of that. But, then, he could intend this only in countries in which he had given wine, and to which he had given no cheaper drink except water. If it be said, as it truly may, that, by the means of the sea and the winds, he has given wine to all countries, I answer that this gift is of no use to us now, because our government steps in between the sea and the winds and us.-from Advice to Young MenSon of an innkeeper, former soldier, champion of the working class, early anticorporate activist, and member of Parliament-William Cobbett experienced life to its fullest, and in this 1829 work, he shares the wisdom of his years with the youngsters of Britain. His advice encompasses: .why it's best to be civil but never servile.why education should be "by no means... despised."why a young man should not sport with the affections of a young woman.why it's best to avoid buying anything on credit.why it may be wise not to introduce servants into your household.why it's necessary to cure the vices of wives as soon as possible.why a father should strenuously oppose the smallpox vaccine for his children.why book-reading is wholly detrimental to young women.and much more.This quaint and charming lost classic will amuse readers young and old alike.Also available from Cosimo Classics: Cobbett's Rural Rides, Volumes 1 and 2.British journalist and radical WILLIAM COBBETT (1762-1835) published the weekly newsletter Political Register and is also the author of The Progress of a Ploughboy to a Seat in Parliament (1830).
The Young Man's Guide
Author: William Andrus AlcottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
William Cobbett
Author: George Douglas Howard ColePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Cobbett's Weekly Register
Author: The Three-Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity
Author: David KuchtaPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520921399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In 1666, King Charles II felt it necessary to reform Englishmen's dress by introducing a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. We learn what inspired this royal revolution in masculine attire--and the reasons for its remarkable longevity--in David Kuchta's engaging and handsomely illustrated account. Between 1550 and 1850, Kuchta says, English upper- and middle-class men understood their authority to be based in part upon the display of masculine character: how they presented themselves in public and demonstrated their masculinity helped define their political legitimacy, moral authority, and economic utility. Much has been written about the ways political culture, religion, and economic theory helped shape ideals and practices of masculinity. Kuchta allows us to see the process working in reverse, in that masculine manners and habits of consumption in a patriarchal society contributed actively to people's understanding of what held England together. Kuchta shows not only how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation but also how such explicitly political decisions and values became internalized, personalized, and naturalized into everyday manners and habits.
Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Author: David FidelerPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393531678
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. His most enduring work, over a hundred “Letters from a Stoic” written to a close friend, explains how to handle adversity; overcome grief, anxiety, and anger; transform setbacks into opportunities for growth; and recognize the true nature of friendship. In Breakfast with Seneca, philosopher David Fideler mines Seneca’s classic works in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca’s ideas without oversimplifying them. Best enjoyed as a daily ritual, like an energizing cup of coffee, Seneca’s wisdom provides us with a steady stream of time-tested advice about the human condition—which, as it turns out, hasn’t changed much over the past two thousand years.
Author: William Cobbett