Letters to his Son

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Letters to his Son
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Letters to his Son

Philip Stanhope
Edition year 1973
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Richard Shirley Smith
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 204
Dimensions 22.7 × 14 cm

Edition details

Letters to his Son by Philip Stanhope, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield, selected, edited and introduced by James Harding, 24 wood-engravings by Richard Shirley Smith. Quarter black buckram, Cockerell marbled paper boards, pale grey endleaves. Mottled grey slipcase. 22.7x14cm. 204pp.

About the book

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son are a famous collection of advice written to his illegitimate son Philip on education, manners, politics, travel and success in society. Chesterfield emphasises self-discipline, polished behaviour and worldly judgement, offering a revealing portrait of eighteenth-century aristocratic ideals. The letters have long provoked debate over the relationship between genuine virtue and social accomplishment.

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