Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
The Earl of Chesterfield
Learn the art of becoming a true gentleman and succeeding in life with this collection of letters from a father to his son. Written by the Earl of Chesterfield over 30 years, these cheeky and insightful letters offer a timeless strategy for success that is just as relevant today as it was in the 1700s.
Publish Date
1989-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
1989-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1774
Goodreads Rating
4.03
ISBN
9781470081003
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
The author wrote his letters to his illegitimate son, tutoring him on how to learn, how to think, how to act, how to deal with important people. I don’t agree with all his advice but most of it is great. – source