Letters to His Son

by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Overview

The majority of the letters were written between 1746 and 1754. They are mostly instructive letters on such subjects as geography, history, and classical literature. Later letters, written when the author had become an established minor diplomat, deal largely with political matters.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014570145
Publisher:	Philtre Libre
Publication date:	04/27/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	761 KB

About the Author

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman and man of letters.

A Whig, Lord Stanhope, as he was known until his father's death in 1726, was born in London. After being educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he went on the Grand Tour of the continent. The death of Anne and the accession of George I opened up a career for him and brought him back to England. His relative James Stanhope, the king's favourite minister, procured for him the place of gentleman of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales.