Author: Lord Chesterfield Publisher: 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.
Author: F. Dalcho Publisher: Рипол Классик ISBN: 587550501X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 625
Book Description
An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South-Carolina, From the First Settlement of the Province, to the War of the Revolution; With Notices of the Present State of the Church in Each Parish. And Some Account of the Early Civil History of Carolina, never published.
Author: Leonard Samuel Morrison Publisher: ISBN: Category : New Hampshire Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
"This little book had been prepared to meet the needs of the classes in civics in our New Hampshire schools and of the many citizens who desire more definite knowledge of New Hampshire government"--Preface