Philip Dormer Stanhope — Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) wrote letters to his son for many years, in which he supervised his education and gave detailed advice about everything that, as it seemed to him, could be useful to the young man in life.
Philip Dormer Stanhope — Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) wrote letters to his son for many years, in which he supervised his education and gave detailed advice about everything that, as it seemed to him, could be useful to the young man in life. The letters were not intended for publication and were published only after the death of the author, but almost immediately became a bestseller of English epistolary prose: Voltaire called this book the best of all that has been written about education.
However, it is worth knowing that the Earl of Chesterfield practically did not communicate with his son and did not suspect what he dreams of and how he lives, and the son, in turn, did not follow any of his father’s advice.
Reading this book will provide an opportunity not only to appreciate the set of useful rules created by the Earl of Chesterfield, but also to think about your own relationship with your loved ones.
Ripol classic, 416 p. .