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Letters to His Son, Complete / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
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- Book language: English
- 738 pages
Letters to His Son is a collection of epistolary advice from Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son. Written in the eighteenth century, it discusses education, manners, social conduct, and the arts of conversation and worldly success. It is worth listening to for its polished prose and its vivid picture of aristocratic ideals and gentlemanly conduct.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
