Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son. Edited, with an Introduction by Charles Strachey and with Notes by Annette Calthrop. (Third Edition.).
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son. Edited with an Introduction by Charles Strachey, and with Notes by Annette Calthrop
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The letters of the earl of Chesterfield to his son, ed., with an intr. by C. Strachey and with notes by A. Calthrop
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 503
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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. -
Chesterfield and His Critics
Author: Roger CoxonThe Dublin Review
Author: Nicholas Patrick WisemanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 504
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