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Author Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.

Title Letters to his son, 1746-1747 : on the fine art of becoming a man of the world and a gentleman [Hoopla electronic resource] / the Earl of Chesterfield.

Edition Unabridged.
Publication Info. [United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 42 min.)) : digital.
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Cast Read by David Thorn.
Summary The first set in an extraordinary collection of personal letters, written by Lord Chesterfield was not originally intended for publication, the celebrated and controversial correspondences between Lord Chesterfield and his son Philip were 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." Reflecting the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift, Lord Chesterfield's letters reveal the author's political cynicism, his views on good breeding, and instruction to his son in etiquette and the worldly arts. These entertaining letters illuminate the fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Conduct of life.
Added Author Thorn, David. Narrator.
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ISBN 9781982473969 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
1982473967 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Music No. MWT11084030
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