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 : 296
Book Description
Delphi Complete Works of the Earl of Chesterfield (Illustrated)
Author: Earl of ChesterfieldPublisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701628
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1882
Book Description
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield was a statesman, diplomat, man of letters and acclaimed wit of the eighteenth century. His winning manners and urbanity were praised by many, including Alexander Pope, John Gay and Voltaire. Although an accomplished essayist and epigrammatist, Chesterfield’s literary reputation today derives from ‘Letters to His Son’, as well as ‘Letters to His Godson’, which are in fact works of private correspondence and paternal and avuncular advice, never intended for publication. As a handbook for worldly success in the eighteenth century, they provide humorous, perceptive and nuanced advice for how a gentleman should conduct himself at all times. For the first time in digital printing, this eBook presents Chesterfield’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chesterfield’s life * Concise introductions to the texts * All the celebrated Letters, with individual contents tables * Useful quotation editions of the more famous letters * Features many rare prose works for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare poetry, speeches, dialogues and addresses only available in this eBook * Important essays from periodicals * Easily locate the texts you want to read * Features a bonus biography – discover Chesterfield’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Letters The Drapier’s Letter to the Good People of Ireland (1745) Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774) Principles of Politeness and of Knowing the World (1786) Letters to His Godson (1890) Other Correspondence Letters, Sentences and Maxims (1903) Quotations from ‘Letters to His Son’ Other Prose Works Speeches in the House of Lords Miscellaneous Addresses and Other Works Essays in Periodicals Dialogues The Poetry Miscellaneous Verses The Biography Philip Dormer Stanhope (1900) by Sidney Lee
The Dictionary of National Biography: Shearman-Stovin
Author: Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Sir Sidney LeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 2170
Book Description
The Westminster Review
Author: The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
Book Description
The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith
Author: Sir Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
Book Description
Lives of the English Poets: Cowley-Dryden
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description