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Letters to His Son, 1746-1747
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The first set in anextraordinary collection of personal letters, written by Lord ChesterfieldNot originally intended for publication, the celebrated andcontroversial correspondences between Lord Chesterfield and his son Philip werepraised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by SamuelJohnson for teaching "e;the morals of a whore and the manners of adancing-master."e; Reflecting the political craft of a leading statesman and theurbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift, LordChesterfield's letters reveal the author's political cynicism, his views ongood breeding, and instruction to his son in etiquette and the worldly arts. Theseentertaining letters illuminate the fascinating aspects of eighteenth-centurylife and manners.
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