Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Letters Written by Phil. Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Phil. Stanhope, Together with Several Other Pieces
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney
Author: Fanny Burney
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773505393
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Stewart J. Cooke teaches English at Dawson College --Book Jacket.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773505393
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Stewart J. Cooke teaches English at Dawson College --Book Jacket.
Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, Volume 2
Author: Lars E. Troide
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773585109
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The years 1774-77 saw Fanny Burney's increasing occupation with Evelina, which she finally completed and presented to the publisher Thomas Lowndes. Like her novel, the journals and letters of this period reveal her artistic powers, as she continues to sketch characters with economy and precision and create convincing narratives out of the events of her life. Among the more memorable figures she meets at her father's London house are the "noble savage" Omai, the first Tahitian brought back to England; the famed explorer James "Abyssinian" Bruce, who returned from Africa with tales of natives who ate raw flesh; and Prince Aleksei Orlov of Russia, who had Czar Peter III murdered in order to permit Peter's wife, Catherine "the Great," to ascend the throne. Other notable figures include Dr Samuel Johnson and the great singer Lucrezia Agujari, admired by Mozart. Also in these pages, the usually diffident Miss Burney takes charge of her destiny by rebuffing her suitor Thomas Barlow, who has wealth, education, good looks, and the vehement approval of most of her family, but whom she finds a total bore. The journals and letters of Fanny Burney are an invaluable source for anyone interested in the social and literary history of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. Lars Troide has supported the texts with thorough and detailed annotations.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773585109
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The years 1774-77 saw Fanny Burney's increasing occupation with Evelina, which she finally completed and presented to the publisher Thomas Lowndes. Like her novel, the journals and letters of this period reveal her artistic powers, as she continues to sketch characters with economy and precision and create convincing narratives out of the events of her life. Among the more memorable figures she meets at her father's London house are the "noble savage" Omai, the first Tahitian brought back to England; the famed explorer James "Abyssinian" Bruce, who returned from Africa with tales of natives who ate raw flesh; and Prince Aleksei Orlov of Russia, who had Czar Peter III murdered in order to permit Peter's wife, Catherine "the Great," to ascend the throne. Other notable figures include Dr Samuel Johnson and the great singer Lucrezia Agujari, admired by Mozart. Also in these pages, the usually diffident Miss Burney takes charge of her destiny by rebuffing her suitor Thomas Barlow, who has wealth, education, good looks, and the vehement approval of most of her family, but whom she finds a total bore. The journals and letters of Fanny Burney are an invaluable source for anyone interested in the social and literary history of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. Lars Troide has supported the texts with thorough and detailed annotations.
Katalog der Privat-Bibliothek seiner Majestät des Königs von Hannover. [With] Nachtrags-Katalog
Author: L. Nolte
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Chesterfield’s choice thoughts to his son
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope
Publisher: Philaletheians UK
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
320 exhortations on becoming a man of the world and a gentleman. On vice and virtue, haughtiness and humility. Great learning without sound judgment carries us into pride and pedantry. Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry. Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with.
Publisher: Philaletheians UK
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
320 exhortations on becoming a man of the world and a gentleman. On vice and virtue, haughtiness and humility. Great learning without sound judgment carries us into pride and pedantry. Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry. Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with.
Letters Written by ... Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects
Author: Chesterfield
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Memoirs of Lt. Henry Timberlake
Author: Henry Timberlake
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807831263
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This is the first modern scholarly edition of what is considered the most detailed ethnographic account of Cherokee life in the late 18th century. Timberlake•s memoirs describe the months he spent living with the Cherokees then escorting a delegation to London to meet King George III. He provides details of daily life, including ceremonies, games, the role of women, the preparation of food, and the creation of weapons, baskets, and pottery. This edition pairs the original text with extensive footnotes and annotiations, a new introduction, index, and more than 100 illustrations, including artifacts, maps, period artwork, and contemporary artwork.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807831263
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This is the first modern scholarly edition of what is considered the most detailed ethnographic account of Cherokee life in the late 18th century. Timberlake•s memoirs describe the months he spent living with the Cherokees then escorting a delegation to London to meet King George III. He provides details of daily life, including ceremonies, games, the role of women, the preparation of food, and the creation of weapons, baskets, and pottery. This edition pairs the original text with extensive footnotes and annotiations, a new introduction, index, and more than 100 illustrations, including artifacts, maps, period artwork, and contemporary artwork.
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
Author: Bibliographical Society of America
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Catalogue
Author: New South Wales Free Public Library, Sydney
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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