Download or read book The Works of Lord Chesterfield written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Lord Chesterfield Including His Letters to His Son c written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lord Chesterfield s Letters written by Lord Chesterfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `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.
Download or read book Lord Chesterfield s Advice to His Son on Men and Manners written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Politeness written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Lord Chesterfield written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children s Literature written by Seth Lerer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Crisis of Courtesy written by Jacques Carré and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1994 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Crisis of Courtesy" explores the metamorphosis of British courtesy-literature from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It shows how the preoccupation with conduct provided the subject-matter of such diverse literary forms as poetry, the essay and the novel.
Download or read book The Search for Good Sense written by F. L. Lucas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his guide on writing and recognizing good prose, Style (1955), F.L. Lucas addresses four of the most popular 18th-century English poets and writers in this book: Samuel Johnson, Lord Chesterfield, James Boswell and Oliver Goldsmith. Knowledgeably, conversationally, and often amusing, he sketches the images of men who greatly influenced 18th century England and its literary landscape.
Download or read book The Works of Lord Chesterfield written by Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Selected Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu written by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lord Chesterfield and His World written by Samuel Shellabarger and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 1951 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished, scholarly, elegant and witty biography about Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, one of the immortals of the eighteenth century who represented that world at its best in point of culture, international relations, and the social arts.
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Essay written by Tracy Chevalier and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hefty one-volume reference addressing various facets of the essay. Entries are of five types: 1) considerations of different types of essay, e.g. moral, travel, autobiographical; 2) discussions of major national traditions; 3) biographical profiles of writers who have produced a significant body of work in the genre; 4) descriptions of periodicals important for their publication of essays; and 5) discussions of some especially significant single essays. Each entry includes citations for further reading and cross references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Download or read book The Works of the British Poets with Prefaces Biographical and Critical by Robert Anderson written by Robert Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letters to His Son written by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
