Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1694–1773)

Author of Lord Chesterfield's Letters

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An English statesman and celebrated wit and conversationalist, Lord Chesterfield achieved lasting fame through his letters to his natural son and to his adopted godson. The brilliant Letters to His Son, first published by his widow in 1774, was written to acquaint the boy with and encourage him to show more acquire the manners and standards of a man of the world. The letters are considered shrewd, witty, and elegant. Letters to His Godson, of which 236 are extant, was not published until 1890. Chesterfield was a friend of Pope and Swift and corresponded with Voltaire. As the patron of Samuel Johnson, Chesterfield provoked Johnson's famous February 1755 letter of rebuke after Lord Chesterfield's belated praise of Johnson's Dictionary, which he had ignored in prospectus since 1747. In the letter, Johnson wrote that "the notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it." (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters (1774) 457 copies, 1 review

Letters to His Son and Others (1929) 77 copies

Letters, Sentences and Maxims (1999) 41 copies

The Book of Good Manners (Bellerophon) (1993) 27 copies

Letters to His Son on the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman Volume I (2019) 24 copies

Dear Boy: Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son (1989) 17 copies

Letters to His Son on the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman Volume 2 (2012) 13 copies, 1 review

Lettres de Lord Chesterfield à son fils, à Paris, 1750-1752 (1993) 11 copies

Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, 2 Volumes 9 copies

Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world 7 copies

The American Chesterfield, or, Way to wealth, honour, and distinction : being selections from the letters of Lord Chesterfield to his son, and extracts from other eminent authors… (1852) 6 copies

L'educazione del gentiluomo (1991) 6 copies

Characters 5 copies

The Best Letters of Lord Chesterfield: Letters to His Son and Letters to His Godson (2012) 5 copies

Lord Chesterfield: Letters Written to His Natural Son on Manners & Morals. Selected, Decorated with Eighteenth-Century Silhouettes, and Published by the Peter Pauper Press (1936) 5 copies

Chesterfield's letters to his son (1890) 4 copies

Earl Of Chesterfield: Letters To His Son Part One (2005) 4 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 (2019) 4 copies

The works of Lord Chesterfield: Including his letters to his son, etc (1838) 4 copies

Letters to his son selected edited and introduced by James Harding Wood-engaravings by R shirley Smith (1973) 4 copies

Über die Kunst, ein Gentleman zu sein: Briefe an seinen Sohn. Übersetzt von Gisbert Haefs, mit einem Nachwort von Eva Gesine Baur (Manesse Bibliothek, Band 16) (2019) 3 copies

Chesterfield's Letters to His Son: Selections from Lord Chesterfield's Letters (1900) 3 copies

Letters of Lord Chesterfield 3 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1766-71 (2012) 2 copies

Lord Chesterfields Letters To His Son. Complete. Two Volumes In One 2 copies

The beauties of Chesterfield : consisting of selections from his works 2 copies

Erziehung zum Gentleman - Aus den Briefen an seinen Sohn (1948) 2 copies

Letters of Philip Dormer, fourth earl of Chesterfield, to his godson and successor : ed. from the originals, with a memoir of Lord Chesterfield (2008) 2 copies

Letters of Lord Chesterfield to Lord Huntingdon (1923) 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1759-65 (2012) 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1750 (2004) 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1753-54 (2012) 2 copies

Letters written by the late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq. ... Together with several other pieces on various… 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1749 (2002) 2 copies

Expansive civility : the American Chesterfield (2014) 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1756-58 (2012) 2 copies

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1752 (2012) 2 copies

Conseils à mon fils: Choix de lettres (2007) 2 copies

Lying 1 copy

Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Efq. Vol. I. (1845) 1 copy

The letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield including numerous letters now first published from the original manuscripts 1 copy

Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Efq. Vol. II. 1 copy

Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Efq. Vol. III. 1 copy

Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Efq. Vol. IV. 1 copy

The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl Of Chesterfield V2 (2007) 1 copy

The letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. vol. 3: Letters, 1745-1748 Edited, with an introduction, by Bonamy Dobree (1932) 1 copy

The elements of a polite education; carefully selected from the letters of the late Right Honble Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son. By G. Gregory, ... (2010) 1 copy

The Dress of Thoughts 1 copy

Letters, Sentences and Maxims of Lord Chesterfield 1 copy

Letters to His Son - Volume X (Perfect Library) (2015) 1 copy

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works (2011) 1 copy

Pocket Chesterfield: A Certain Way to Wealth-Honours-Distinctions 1 copy

Chesterfield's art of letter-writing simplified : being a guide to friendly, affectionate, polite and business correspondence : containing a large collection of the most valuable… 1 copy

Chesterfield: Letters and Other Pieces (1935) 1 copy

Letters to his Son and others, etc 1 copy

Chesterfield's Letters: Letters, Sentences and Maxims with a prefatory note by Charles Sayle and a critical essay by C.A. Sainte-Beuve, De L'Academie Francais (1910) 1 copy

Letters wo his son 1 copy

Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son 1 copy

Waga musuko yo, kimi wa dó ikiruka (わが息子よ、君はどう生きるか) 1 copy

Worldly wisdom : being extracts from the letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to his son; (1899) 1 copy

The accomplished gentleman, or, Principles of politeness and of knowing the world 1 copy

Letters to his son by the Earl of Chesterfield, of the fine art of becoming a man of the world and a gentleman 1 copy

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1750 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield's Advice to his son, on men and manners.... include The Polite Philosopher 1 copy

The letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. COMPLETE SET. Vol. 1: Introduction, index, etc.; vol. 2: Letters, 1712-1745; vol. 3: Letters, 1745-1748; vol. 4:… (1932) 1 copy

Letters, Sentences and Maxims 1 copy

Die Kunst zu gefallen : Briefe an den Patensohn (1992) 1 copy

A selection from the letters of Lord Chesterfield to his son and his godson, 1742 to 1772 1 copy

The e... of C...f... d's speech in the H...se of l...ds, against the bill for licencing all dramatic performances. To wh 1 copy

Practical morality 1 copy

The letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield : with the characters 1 copy

Letters to His Son By the Earl of Chesterfield (2 Volumes in 1) — Author — 1 copy

Elements of a polite education. Carefully selected from the letters of the late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son 1 copy

Delphi Complete Works of the Earl of Chesterfield (Illustrated) 1 copy

Letters to His Son in two volumes 1 copy

The Wit and Wisdom of the Earl of Chesterfield (2005) 1 copy

Earl of Chesterfield. Briefe an seinen Sohn Philip Stanhope über die anstrengende Kunst, ein Gentleman zu werden. (1992) 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield, Letters written to his son (Annotated) (2021) 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son and Godson (2012) 1 copy

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1749 1 copy

Some unpublished letters of Lord Chesterfield 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield: Letters Written to his Natural Son on Manners and Morals 1 copy

Practical morality; or A guide to men and manners; consisting of Lord Chesterfield's Advice to his son. To which added, a supplement : containing extracts from various books,… 1 copy

[Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son; With Some Account of His Life. In Four Volumes (Volume II). 1 copy

Letters written by the late Right Honorable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; late envoy extraordinary to the Court of Dresden;… 1 copy

Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men, manners, and things : with choice selections from Colton's 'Lacon or Many-things in few words' 1 copy

Letters written by the late Right Honourable Phillip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; late envoy extraordinary at the Court of Dresden :… 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield : letters written to his natural son on manners and morals 1 copy

Cartas completas de Lord Chesterfield a su hijo Felipe Stanhope 1 copy

The elements of a polite education; carefully selected from the letters of the late Right Honble Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son. By G. Gregory 1 copy

The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield ... Edited, with an introduction, by Bonamy Dobrée. [With a portrait.] 1 copy

Private correspondence of Chesterfield and Newcastle, 1744-46 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son. Volume I 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son. Volume II 1 copy

Wit a-la-mode; or, Lord Chesterfield's witticisms: being the grand pantheon of taste, sentiment, and genius. Containing an original and brilliant assemblage of his Lordship's… 1 copy

Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners Selections from the Letters (2020) 1 copy

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Eighteenth-Century English Literature (1969) — Author — 193 copies, 1 review

The Book of Love (1998) — Contributor — 151 copies

Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies, 2 reviews

Documents in English History (1974) — Contributor — 26 copies

Englische Essays aus drei Jahrhunderten (1973) — Contributor — 9 copies

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Birthdate: 1694-09-22
Date of death: 1773-03-24
Gender: male
Education: University of Cambridge
Occupations: politician
Awards and honors: Order of the Garter (Knight)
Privy Council
Nationality: England
Birthplace: London, England
Places of residence: London, England
The Hague, The Netherlands
Place of death: London, England
Associated Place (for map): London, England

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carterchristian1 1,124 reviews

Lord Chesterfield's letters by Lord Chesterfield

I have been thinking abour writing a series of advice letters to grandchildren,great grandchildren.....daughters will not pay any attention, but might read them after I am dead.....and Chseterfirld is RIGHT ON...and the topics ever timeley...chosing asouse, debt (do not gamble....thiis he will no subsidize, suggestings on reading the classices...looking for mentors both men and women, accepting advice....a very modern. Terrific book, even for today.

Nov 10, 2011

TLH7718 3,269 reviews

Letters to His Son Vol. II by Philip Stanhope