Letters to His Son, 1752

In his seminal work, "Letters to His Son," published in 1752, Philip Dormer Stanhope, the Earl of Chesterfield, crafts a series of letters that illuminate the complexities of gentlemanly conduct and education in 18th-century Britain. Written in a conversational yet eloquent style, these letters serve as both a parental guide and a philosophical treatise on the art of persuasion, social manners, an...