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Practical morality, or, A guide to men and manners (title page)
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| Title | Practical morality, or, A guide to men and manners (title page) |
| Author | Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773 |
| Publisher | Long, G.
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1828 |
| Printer | Long, G.
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | The frontispiece and half-title page of "Practical Morality" are illustrated with uncolored wood engravings. The rest of the book is unillustrated.
This book is composed of advice from Lord Chesterfield to his son on topics such as: Awkwardness; Rules for Conversation (including Contradict with politeness); Good Breeding (including Carving, Chit-Chat, and Drinking of healths); Knowledge of the World (including Study the foibles and passions of both sexes); Dignity of Manners; Oratory; Religion; and, Employment of Time. Included are passages from "Galateo" a small, popular treatise on politeness written by the Archbishop of Benevento in the sixteenth century.
This book also includes: Marchioness De Lambert's Advice to her Son; Moral Reflections by the Duke de la Rochefoucault; Dr. Blair's Advice to Youth; Dr. Fordyce on Honour as a Principle; Lord Burghley's Ten Precepts to his Son; Dr. Franklin's Way to Wealth; and, Pope's Universal Prayer. Also included is "The Polite Philosopher: or, an essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others" by James Forrester. According to the preface, the intent of the Polite Philosopher was "to make men ashamed of their vices, by showing them how ridiculous they were made by them, and how impossible it was for a bad man to be polite."
A full text version of the 1831 edition of this title is available at: http://books.google.com/books?id=yShWAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22practical%20morality%22%20chesterfield%201831&pg=PP9#v=onepage&q=&f=false |
| Contextual Notes | Philip Dormer Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a British politician and man of letters who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Secretary of State for the Northern Department (Source: Wikipedia). This book is composed of letters written to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Conduct of life |
| Category | Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0401 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection BJ1671.P7 1828 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [2] leaves, v, 275 p.: illustrated; 13.5 x 8 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist A.71 |
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