Letters to His Son, 1756–58

“Letters to His Son, 1756–58” is a collection of correspondence by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694— 1773) was a British statesman and a man of letters. He is popular for his short but brilliant administration of Ireland. The collection of letters presented here doesn't just let the reader get deeper into the life of this outstanding personality but also lets us cast a look at the political situation of the time when newspapers were still a rarity.