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- Creator:
- Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1633-1713
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 63
- Image Count:
- 232
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a book of instruction for the author's daughter. Although the volume contains information on parts of speech, explanations of the meanings of words in the English language, basic mathematics such as addition, subtract...
- Description:
- Stanhope, Philip, second earl of Chesterfield (1633-1714), courtier and politician, was the eldest son of Henry Stanhope (d. 1634), and his wife Katherine (bap. 1609, d. 1667). He was involved in numerous duels, fleeing the country after having kille...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Aristotle., Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1633-1713., Cicero, Marcus Tullius., Coke, Mary Stanhope, Lady, 1664-1703., Homer., Southwell family., and Southwell, Thomas Southwell, Baron, 1721-1780.
- Subject (Topic):
- Astronomy, Letter writing, Nobility, Social life and customs, Women, Conduct of life, and Education
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Instructions for the education of Lady Mary Stanhope, 1682
