Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Letters of Lord Chesterfield to Lord Huntingdon
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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. -
Letters of Lord Chesterfield to Lord Huntingdon
Author: Lord ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258885243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
Lord Chesterfield and His World
Author: Samuel ShellabagerPublisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819602718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Works of Lord Chesterfield, Including His Letters to His Son, &c
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Letters Written by Lord Chesterfield to His Son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Letters Written by Lord Chesterfield to His Son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Works of Lord Chesterfield
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The Life and Times of Selina Countess of Huntingdon
Author: Selina Hastings Countess of HuntingdonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description