Lord Chesterfield's Letters

Lord Chesterfield's Letters
Title Lord Chesterfield's Letters PDF eBook
Author Lord Chesterfield
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 481
Release 2008-09-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0199554846

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`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.

Dear Boy

Dear Boy
Title Dear Boy PDF eBook
Author Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher Bantam Press
Pages 202
Release 1989
Genre Fiction
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Letters To His Son

Letters To His Son
Title Letters To His Son PDF eBook
Author Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Publisher Legare Street Press
Pages 0
Release 2022-10-27
Genre
ISBN 9781016434829

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Letters to His Son

Letters to His Son
Title Letters to His Son PDF eBook
Author Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher
Pages 440
Release 1901
Genre Conduct of life
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Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners..

Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners..
Title Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners.. PDF eBook
Author Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher
Pages 106
Release 1835
Genre Conduct of life
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Dear Lupin

Dear Lupin
Title Dear Lupin PDF eBook
Author Roger Mortimer
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 149
Release 2013-10-01
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1250038502

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"Among the funniest [letters] ever dispatched in the vain hope of steering a black sheep onto something like the straight and narrow." —The Wall Street Journal Nostalgic, witty, and original, Dear Lupin by Roger Mortimer and Charlie Mortimer tracks the entire correspondence between a father and his only son. When the book begins, Charlie, the son, is studying at Eton, although the studying itself is not a priority, much to his father's chagrin. After Charlie graduates and moves from South America to Africa and eventually back to London, Roger continues to write regularly, offering advice (which is rarely heeded) as well as humorous updates from home ("Your mother has had the flu. Her little plan to give up spirits for Lent lasted three and a half days"). Roger's letters range from reproachful ("You may think it mildly amusing to be caught poaching in the park; I would consider it more hilarious if you were not living on the knife edge") to resigned ("I am very fond of you, but you do drive me round the bend"), but his correspondence is always filled with warmth, humor, and wisdom that offers unique insight into the relationship between father and son.

Children's Literature

Children's Literature
Title Children's Literature PDF eBook
Author Seth Lerer
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 396
Release 2009-04-01
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0226473023

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Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children’s literature. Children’s Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop’s fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children’s literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated with generations of readers. Children’s Literature is an exhilarating quest across centuries, continents, and genres to discover how, and why, we first fall in love with the written word. “Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children’s literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre. . . . Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Lerer’s history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years. . . . With his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child’s imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read.”—San Francisco Chronicle “There are dazzling chapters on John Locke and Empire, and nonsense, and Darwin, but Lerer’s most interesting chapter focuses on girls’ fiction. . . . A brilliant series of readings.”—Diane Purkiss, Times Literary Supplement