Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Lord Chesterfield's Worldly Wisdom
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Lord Chesterfield's Letters
Author: Lord ChesterfieldPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199554846
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Lord Chesterfield's Letters
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 019283715X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. - ;`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. -
Some Unpublished Letters of Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord ChesterfieldPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520345088
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1937.
A Selection from the Letters of Lord Chesterfield to His Son and His Godson, 1742 to 1772
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Dear Boy
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher: Bantam Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners..
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Lord Chesterfield and His World
Author: Samuel ShellabagerPublisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819602718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The New International Encyclopæeia
Author: Daniel Coit GilmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
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